Reflecting the reasons and motivations of Iraq for attacking Iran based on the contents of the Enghelabe Eslami newspaper

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1 PhD student in Islamic Revolution History, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Faculty member of Imam khomeini Internal university

10.30465/hcs.2023.46270.2839

Abstract

many researchers and political and historical researchers, and various views have been presented in this regard. In the meantime, the Enghelabe Eslami newspaper, which was published by Abul Hassan Bani Sadr and his like-minded people at the beginning of the victory of the Islamic Revolution, has also paid attention to this issue, and the origins of the war have also been considered from the perspective of this newspaper. This research focuses on this issue and tries to answer the question in this regard, what reasons did the Enghelabe Eslami newspaper pay attention to as the roots of the Iran-Iraq war?

The hypothesis of the research is that Enghelabe Eslami newspaper is a projection of the American and Israel conspiracies on the one hand and the goals and desires of Saddam Hussein and the Baath party to destroy the Iranian revolution, in order to deal with internal challenges and... The main reasons for the war have been pointed out. The authors will answer this question by using analytical-descriptive method.

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Historical Studies
Volume 14, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
October 2023
Pages 115-137

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