Describe the Persian Gulf War: who, what, when, and why ?

Persian Gulf War, also called the Gulf War, (1990–91), an international conflict that was triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait on August 2, 1990. ... On August 3 the United Nations Security Council called for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, and on August 6 the council imposed a worldwide ban on trade with Iraq.

Who started the war in the Middle East?

The first proxy war started with the Iran/Iraq war (1980-1988) and Saudi Arabia started to reinforce Iraq to help build them up. In 2003 Iraq became the home of another proxy war between the two when the United States invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein.

What caused the Iraq Iran war?

The roots of the war lay in a number of territorial and political disputes between Iraq and Iran. Iraq wanted to seize control of the rich oil-producing Iranian border region of Khūzestān, a territory inhabited largely by ethnic Arabs over which Iraq sought to extend some form of suzerainty.

Why did the US attack Iraq in 2003?

606 wounded (U.S.) The 2003 invasion of Iraq was the first stage of the Iraq War. ... According to U.S. President George W. Bush and UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, the coalition aimed "to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, to end Saddam Hussein's support for terrorism, and to free the Iraqi people."