UN General Assembly
1980

325. It is clear that Saddam Hussein resorted to war not in response to a breach of the Treaty by Iran but in quest of glory and empire. His adventure in launching this war will prove vain. Saddam Hussein named it the "Qadesiya of Saddam'. It will be known by future generations as Saddam's battle of elephants. I refer here to a chapter in the Koran known to all who are familiar with Islamic history. His attack on the Iranian people with modern armour will collapse, just as surely as did the attack of Abraha Ashram with his elephants on Mecca. 326. It is an undeniable fact that both parties concluded the 1975 Treaty negotiations without registering any complaints. On the contrary, they had nothing but praise for each other and for their achievement.