page_title: Pakistan and the Iran–Iraq War
hierarchical_section_title: Pakistan and the Iran–Iraq War
caption_attribution_description: English: Map depicting the location of Pakistan and Iran.
context_page_description: Since the starting and the ending of the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s, the foreign policy of Pakistan respectively played a complex role in the conventional settlement of the Iran-Iraq war.
  According to the national security experts, the role of Pakistan in the Iran–Iraq War, however, was based more on maintaining a delicate balance. During the conflict, Pakistan sought to portray as "strictly neutral" but cultivated friendly relationship with Iran. In a state visit paid by President General Zia-ul-Haq to the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, President Zia correctly predicted that the Iran–Iraq conflict "will end up in a military stalemate."
context_section_description: Since the starting and the ending of the Iran–Iraq War in the 1980s, the foreign policy of Pakistan respectively played a complex role in the conventional settlement of the Iran-Iraq war.
  According to the national security experts, the role of Pakistan in the Iran–Iraq War, however, was based more on maintaining a delicate balance. During the conflict, Pakistan sought to portray as "strictly neutral" but cultivated friendly relationship with Iran. In a state visit paid by President General Zia-ul-Haq to the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, President Zia correctly predicted that the Iran–Iraq conflict "will end up in a military stalemate."
caption: Pakistan and Iran.
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