The Approach of Arab Governments to the Beginning and End of the Iraq-Iran War

Iraq's military aggression against Iran, known as the imminent war, began on September 31, 1980, and lasted for eight years. This war, for various reasons, affected the interests of different governments. The Arab governments that were around the center of the conflict were influential at the beginning and end of it. Therefore, this research seeks to answer this key question by examining the external behavior of Arab governments during the imposed war "What effect did the foreign behavior of Arab governments have on the beginning and end of the imposed war?" The findings show that the foreign behavior of most Arab governments at the beginning and end of the imposed war was influenced by the developments in the field of war, Arab nationalism, and western and eastern policies in direct and indirect association with the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, largely due to the identity component. This led to the war, the continuation of the war, and the imminent infliction of financial and military losses on Iran. Explaining the performance and positions of Arab governments during the imposed war is one of the most important goals of this research. The raw materials of this article have been collected using specialized texts related to this research and have been discussed and analyzed by descriptive and analytical method.