One of the reasons for the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq war was

a. Saddam Husain's fear that the revolutionary government of Iran would incite Iraq's Shi'ites to rebellion.
b. US pressure on Iraq to invade Iran.
c. Khomeini's desire to gain control of Iraq's oil industry.
d. regional instability as a result of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
e. Saddam Husain's desire to spark an Islamic revolution in Iran.


ANSWER:
a

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