The Soviets were completely cool with it to. The Iran-Iraq war was one of the few where the Soviets and U.S were in agreement. Plus both had decent relations by this point. - eviltoast
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    7 months ago

    Operarion Praying mantis in few words: “Iran you’ve been a naughty country, we are going to sink you frigates until we feel sorry for it and stop”.