The Persian Gulf is located in Western Asia between Iran (Persia) and the Arabian Peninsula. It is an extension of the Indian Ocean.
The Persian Gulf was the focus of the 1980–1988 Iran-Iraq War, in which each side attacked the other's oil tankers. In 1991, the Persian Gulf again was the background for what was called the "Persian Gulf War" or the "Gulf War" when Iraq invaded Kuwait and was subsequently pushed back, despite the fact that this con...
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Area:
- 251,000 km² (96911.6 mi² )
Events:
- Operation Desert Fox ,
- Iran-Iraq War ,
- Operation Praying Mantis ,
- Operation Earnest Will ,
- Operation Prime Chance ,
- Operation Desert Thunder ,
- Operation Nimble Archer ,
- Operation Vigilant Sentinel ,
- Bombing of Iraq ,
- Gulf War
Also known as:
- Arabian Gulf
