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National Consultative Assembly Supported by: Germany United Kingdom | Islamic Consultative Assembly Supported by Arabia Ethiopia |
The Iranian Civil War (Persian: جنگ داخلی در ایران, lit. 'Civil War in Iran') was a protracted civil war that took place in Iran from 1979 to 1985. It was fought between the Imperial Government and the revolutionary Islamic Government, and was a direct result of the revolution that had begun a year prior. It is the most bloody war in Persian history, as over 200,000 people were killed in the overall conflict.
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