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What did Iraqi president Saddam Hussein claim as the reason for his attack on Iran?

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Iraqi president Saddam Hussein claimed as the reason for his attack on Iran a territorial dispute over the Shatt al Arab, a waterway that empties into the Persian Gulf and forms the boundary between Iran and Iraq.

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