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As the war dragged on into the following years, it morphed from an initial cakewalk for Iraq into a grueling stalemate. Early Iraqi victories were countered by Iran’s determination, fueled by calls for patriotic duty and a desire to preserve the Islamic Revolution. Both sides were entrenched in a war of attrition, marked by horrific human casualties, infrastructural devastation, and the introduction of chemical weapons by Iraq.