Violation of the eight valid resolutions of the United Nations Security Council and the non-acceptance of dozens of peace proposals presented by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Non-Aligned Movement and various countries had placed Iran in the position of a belligerent country. Entering Iraq from the second year of the war put Iran in the position of the attacker and Iraq in the position of the defender, and the failure of the international community to react in time to Iraq's unprincipled actions (attacks on cities, attacks on oil tankers, and chemical attacks) is one of its consequences. Was. In some cases, reciprocating by Iran made the situation even more complicated. After the decision to enter the territory of Iraq, Iran believed that by occupying Basra, the second city of Iraq, and cutting off its connection with Baghdad, it would cause the rapid fall of Iraq.