Tanker War

Tanker Wars
	Part of the Iran–Iraq War
Date	1 February 1984 – 4 August 1988
Location	Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Sea of Oman
Result	United Nations Security Council Resolution 598
Belligerents
Iran; Supported by:; Pakistan	Iraq; Supported by:; United States; Saudi Arabia; Kuwait
Units involved
Iranian Navy; IRGC Navy; Iranian Air Force	Iraqi Navy; Iraqi Air Force; United States Navy; Royal Saudi Air Force

The Tanker War, part of the larger Iran–Iraq War, was a series of military attacks by Iran and Iraq against merchant vessels in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz from 1984 to 1988.

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