On 22 September 1980, Saddam Hussein launched
an Iraqi invasion of neighbouring Iran. Days later, ITN’s Jon Snow travelled to the frontline
to report on the conflict as Iranian forces, still
reeling in the aftermath of revolution, fought a
determined resistance against the invading Iraqis. The Iran-Iraq War would rage for the next eight years,
reshaping the region and setting in motion a chain
of events that would define the world
as we know it today. Presented here is a series of reports covering
the first months of fighting in the Iranian border province of Khuzestan, in particular the port city of Khorramshahr, Abadan oil refinery, and the Shatt-al-Arab waterway.
00:00 Introduction
02:21 1. Geoffrey Archer situationer on Iraqi invasion of Iran (23 September 1980)
07:17 2. Jon Snow report on battle for Ahwaz (29 September 1980)
11:49 3. Iraqi assault on Khorramshahr (2 October 1980)
14:47 4. Iraqis enter city of Khorramshahr (6 October 1980
17:11 5. Pakistani President Zia-al-Huq interview on Iran–Iraq War (6 October 1980)
18:51 6. Iraqi troops in port of Khorramshahr (7 October 1980)
20:24 Interview with Yugoslav merchant crew trapped in port of Khorramshahr
21:40 7. Fighting around the Shatt al-Arab waterway
24:00 8. Iranian POWs (9 October 1980)
27:15 9. Jon Snow assists in rescue of merchant shipping crew stranded in Shatt al-Arab (15 October 1980)
32:35 10. Derek Taylor report on shipping caught up in Iran–Iraq War (14 November 1980)
Credit to : ITN Archive
