Simon Mattacks
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This, in turn, would change the course of Iranian history.
So, as we look at the chain of cause and effect, the picture becomes clearer.
We gain a better understanding of the past and the present.
Oil is one of the main reasons why foreign powers have been so involved with Iran over the past century.
And inevitably, any conflict that impacts the transportation of oil involves the Strait of Hormuz.
Anglo-Iranian relations were later repaired, to a degree at least.
And while the oil feud was a crisis, it didn't involve direct war.
In the 1980s, however, the Persian Gulf became a battlefield.
Iran and Iraq were at war.
And as part of that war, they both began targeting ships in the Gulf and in the Strait of Hormuz.
This conflict came to be known as the Tanker War, as many of the attacks were on oil tankers.
the US military also became involved.
In 1988, during Operation Praying Mantis, US forces attacked Iranian targets in the Persian Gulf.
It was an act of retaliation after a US ship was damaged by an Iranian mine.
That same year, a US warship in the Strait of Hormuz mistakenly identified a passenger plane as a military aircraft.
Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down over the strait.
Tragically, there were no survivors.
The event strained an already tense relationship between Iran and the United States.
In the years since, much of the tension between Iran and other nations has been centered around the Strait of Hormuz.
Geographically, it remains one of the most important places for the global economy.
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