The Iranian Air Force struck Iraqi air bases and military infrastructure the day after Iraq’s opening attacks. The operation demonstrated that the revolution had not eliminated Iran’s capacity to...
Iran attacked the unfinished reactor complex near Baghdad after the invasion. The strike caused limited damage and did not destroy the facility; its significance lay in Iran’s effort to reduce a...
Iran’s navy, air force, and commandos attacked Iraqi naval and offshore infrastructure. The operation inflicted major losses on Iraq’s maritime capability, while showing that Iran could still...