This country underwent the 14 July Revolution in 1958 to eliminate its monarchy. A border dispute with Iran near the Shatt al-Arab led to hundreds of thousands of casualties in a 1980s war. In 1990, this country tried to annex (*) Kuwait but was stopped by a coalition headed by the United States. For 10 points, name this country now headed by Nouri al-Maliki and Jalal Talabani that was recently led by Saddam Hussein:
a) Iran
b) Saudi Arabia
c) Iraq
d) Syria
