Talk:Iran–Iraq War

Estimates of total deaths and casualties
Hi @Cinderella157. "Casualties and losses" sub-section of the infobox is quite confusing. There is no row on "total deaths" in the infobox.

According to Britannica Encyclopaedia and History.com, the total number of deaths that occurred as a result of this war is approximately 500,000. Dilip Hiro wrote in his book "The Longest War: The Iran–Iraq Military Conflict" (which is referenced in the "military dead" columns in the "Casualties and losses" sub-section of the infobox):

I couldnt verify information from the other sources, but probably there is a heavy over-estimation in the "Military dead" columns. It appears as if the contents are not summarized properly in the infobox. Shadowwarrior8 (talk) 18:51, 1 May 2024 (UTC)


 * I have deleted the range at the bottom of the box because, as you say, it fails verification. There is a lot of detail in the casualties (and strengths) in drop-downs that do not appear collapsed on mobile devices. A lot of this "detail" is inappropriate for an infobox and should be moved from the box. The amount of detail on casualties in particular suggests that the figures are nuanced and this is something for which an infobox is unsuitable. If the casualties section in the body is not consistent with detail in the infobox, this needs to be harmonised. I might have a bit too much on my plate ATM but I would support objective editing along these lines. Cinderella157 (talk) 22:28, 1 May 2024 (UTC)

Infobox Belligerents' Supporters/Suppliers
In other infoboxes for war articles, there is usually a list of nations which supported each side. Why is this missing? These are countries which supply weapons, logistical support, raw materials, capital, and other resources without deploying its own troops to join the fight. Could someone add this? The main players can be found in the main text of the article. Thank you.66.91.36.8 (talk) 06:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)


 * USE of "supported by" has been deprecated and will be removed from other articles with time. Cinderella157 (talk) 07:37, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Arms suppliers in infobox
, "arm suppliers" in the infobox is just "supported by" by anoher name. Adding such information to the infobox is deprecated - see Template: Infobox military conflict where a link is provided to the associated RfC. While not totally prohibited, such inclusion requires a strong affirmative consensus (ie an RfC). See the close of the linked RfC for details. No such consensus exists for the material you would add. Cinderella157 (talk) 23:47, 8 June 2024 (UTC)


 * "Supported by" is broad and can encompass various forms of support, including political backing, military assistance, advisory roles, or arms suppliers. This broadness was a key reason editors decided to omit the use of "supported by" on the infobox RfC. In contrast, "Major arms suppliers" is more specific, clearly indicating to readers the type of support being referred to. Moreover, this has been present in the article consistently until it was removed in October without consensus here. Are you suggesting that we need to initiate RfCs for individual articles? Skitash (talk) 10:37, 9 June 2024 (UTC)


 * That is what the close says. Cinderella157 (talk) 23:35, 9 June 2024 (UTC)

Solution to Article Length
Hello! This article most certainly qualifies under WP:SPLIT to be split as it is well over 25,000 words. Here are a couple solutions that might help: Any consensus would be great. Garsh (talk) 01:57, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Split the "Background" section into its own article
 * Split the "Aftermath" section into its own article (and include the "Legacy and Memory" section).
 * Merge "Iran and Iraq's Modern Relationship" into Iran–Iraq relations.

USS Stark Incident
Currently the section for this notes that an Iraqi Mirage fighter jet fired the missiles at the USS Stark--but shouldn't this read more like "a modified Dassault Falcon 50" fired the missiles, or something along those lines (in correct wikipedia syntax of course)

I didn't want to make the edit because I've got no idea how to cite anything, but the USS Stark Incident page cites the following (along with two other relevant citations): https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-modified-iraqi-falcon-50-business-jet-nearly-destroyed-us-frigate-66772

Worth noting I suppose that the Stark initially thought it was a Mirage fighter, perhaps that led to the confusion? 2603:8080:7400:DF2:452:8089:9BB5:7889 (talk) 17:52, 3 July 2024 (UTC)