Why did both the U.S. and Soviet Union support Iraq in the Iran-Iraq war? Why did Israel support Iran?

by soorow
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Hi, u/soorow,

You may be interested in this post, "why did israel support iran in the iran-iraq war and when did the mutual hate ensue?" Despite the title, the reply does go into both Israel and the United States. It discusses the Soviet Union to a lesser extent, so I hope someone else can provide detail on that.