Historical Organization
Iraqi Air Force
Iraqi Air Force
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Iraqi aircraft damage Kharg’s oil-loading pier
📅 15 August 1985An Iraqi air raid damaged Kharg Island’s T-junction loading pier. The attack threatened the oil-export facilities supporting Iran’s wartime revenues.
Iraq attacks the Sirri Island oil terminal
📅 12 August 1986Iraqi aircraft attacked Sirri Island, extending pressure on Iran’s oil-export network beyond Kharg. Iran had used shuttle tankers and more distant facilities to sustain exports during the tanker war.
Iraqi aircraft strike tankers at Larak
📅 25 November 1986Iraqi warplanes attacked Iran’s Larak oil-shipping facility near the Strait of Hormuz, setting tankers on fire. The raid endangered an export route developed away from Iraq’s earlier strikes on Kharg.
Iran reports bombing of Andimeshk and Dezful
📅 25 November 1986Iran reported that Iraqi aircraft bombed Andimeshk and Dezful on 25 November, damaging civilian buildings. The attack brought the war’s air campaign into towns supporting the southwestern front.
Air raid damages tankers at Larak’s export facility
📅 14 May 1988Iraqi jets struck tankers anchored at Iran’s Larak oil terminal, including the Seawise Giant. Damage to export shipping added economic pressure as the war approached its end.