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It was an agreement between Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran and not between Iraq and Iran.
Jalal Talabani
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Jalal Talabani
Age: 83 †
Born: 1933
Born: November 12
Died: 2017
Died: October 3
Jurist
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President Of Iraq
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Hussein
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Iraq
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