22 September 1980 Iraqi airstrike on Iran

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22 September 1980 Iraqi airstrike on Iran
Part of Iran–Iraq War
Explosion in Mehrabad Air Base in Tehran after Iraqi forces attacked Tehran on September 22, 1980 starting the eight-year Iran-Iraq war.
Type	Military strike
Location	Iran
Planned by	Mohamed Jessam al-Jeboury
Target	Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
Date	22 September 1980 (1980-09-22)
Executed by	Iraq
Outcome	Iraqi operational failure Iranian Air Force largely unharmed

Iran–Iraq War

Pre-war incidents

Iraqi invasion of Iran (1980)

Stalemate (1981)

Iranian offensives to free Iranian territory (1981–82)

Iranian offensives in Iraq (1982–84)

Iranian offensives in Iraq (1985–87)

Final stages (1988)

Tanker War

International incidents

On 22 September 1980, the Iraqi Air Force launched a surprise airstrike on Iran, marking the beginning of the Iran–Iraq War.^[1]

^ MacManus, James (23 September 1980). "From the archive, 23 September 1980: Open war as Iraq bombs Iran". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2023.