who won the Iran Iraq war taking into account the status of both countries to present date?

Answer 1

I would say Iran, it's a stable country politically, economically and religiously. Iraq was and is still split into 3 different sections polemically, economically and religiously. Iraq may have run the war but lost in the end.

Answer 2

Despite the conflict's length and cost, neither Iran nor Iraq made significant territorial or political gains, and the fundamental issues dividing the countries remained unresolved at the end of the war

Estimates vary, but the war’s total cost, including military supplies and civilian damages, probably exceeded $500 billion for each side.

Both Iran and Iraq sacrificed their considerable oil wealth

In the years since the war, moreover, neither country has abandoned its dream of dominating the region. While Iraq's hopes have been severely undermined by United States military action, Iran has been left largely untouched. The United States has included both in its dual containment strategy, but most other nations have ignored American entreaties to impose strict sanctions on Iran. The Iranians have not faced the same scrutiny or constraints as Iraq and undoubtedly have been even more successful in building their military capability, particularly in the area of nonconventional weapons.

Answer 3

Actually i think Iraq won the war by a Short head!. Once the war was over Iraq prospered in some ways with Saddam Hussein being courted by the west while Iran subsided into neglect and international isolation.

The trouble is Saddam got too big for his boots and thought that he could get away with almost anything, including mass murder of his own people!. The invasion of Kuwait and the 1st gulf war saw the end of his regional super power ambitions.

Iran has rehabilitated itself internationally to some extent with its exports of oil and gas to china being a major reason for this with only its continued nuclear ambition and covert weapon supply to insurgent groups in Iraq causing concern and is likely to thwart its ability to take over the mantle of regional superpower with the Americans threatening military action should Iran continue with its ambitions.

Answer 4

Well... that Moron Bush did what all the millions of Iranians couldn't do and hung Saddam Hussein. So Bush won the Iran Iraq war for the Iranians, while hanging the wrong bloke for the 9/11 attacks. Only Bush ' the blunderer ' could achieve such a strategic nightmare in the face of all logic.

Answer 5

Well, clearly not Iraq. The war left their forces ravaged, and the US mowed down much of what little there was left in the Gulf War, and then put it out of its misery in the Iraq War. Iran on the other hand, has largely flourished since.

Answer 6

Neither country won outright. Iran did fight off the Iraqi Army after it invaded but it resulted in a stalemate. Both suffered heavy casualties, especially Iran. Both suffered a lot of infrastructure damage as well.

Answer 7

The united states help Iraq defeat Iran, thus being the reason why Saddam Hussein became as powerful as he was before we took him out.

Answer 8

It was essentially a draw. The Iranians had numerical superiority but the Iraqi's had a technological advantage and better weapons. After several years of war, death and destruction, they simply decided it was a dumb idea and just quit.

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Douglas

Answer 9

We won tactically but have lost strategically. Similar to Vietnam....we won all the battles and lost the war due to bad judgment from the get-go.

The best strategic possibilities were squandered. Disbanding the Iraqi army was a huge mistake, for one thing.