Question

What role did religious differences play in the Iranian revolution and the Iran -Iraq War?

Answer 1

Difference of government philosophy and differing sects of Islam. 

For the Iranian Revolution, the question of a secular versus religious government was of concern. The government being overthrown was more secular and Western influence was there. The revolutionaries were fundamentalists who wanted religion to return to the government.

In the Iraq-Iran War, it was a difference of religious sides within Islam. Iraq is more Sunni and Iran is more Shi'a. These sects have a long history of conflict and the difference in religion and politics influenced the war. Also the question of western influence in the area was of concern. 

Answer 2

The role that religion played in the Iran Iraq war was that the Iraqis saw the Iranians as a different sect of Islamic worshippers.

What was the Iran Iraq war?

This was a war that was fought by the different sects of Islam in Iran and Iraq. They were the Shia and the Sunni muslims.

They had a military confrontation in the year 1980 with the air and land land invasion of Iran by the Iraqis.

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