Jon Snow on escalation of hostilities between Iran and Iraq

Title

Jon Snow on escalation of hostilities between Iran and Iraq

Genre

News report

TX Date

26 Sep 1980

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:02:13

Description

Jon Snow of ITN reports on the escalation of hostilities between Iraq and Iran. He says the Iraqis have moved almost unchallenged into five key Iranian towns, and troops are ripping up photos of the Ayatollah Khomeini.

Contributors

Jon Snow

Keywords

Iran; Middle East; Armed forces; International relations; Oil; Prisoners; Wars (events); Iraq; Religious leaders; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Ruhollah Khomeini; Abadan

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