The main goal of the 2003 war with Iraq of the coalition forces led by the United States was to topple Saddam Hussein's regime and establish a new political system that would adopt democratic practices. Iran, a country that deemed Saddam's regime to be a threat, considered this war to be very helpful in many ways — first because it put an end to Clinton's “dual containment” approach and would thus help Iran to become a regional superpower at Iraq's expense. Second, a war with Iraq could put an end to the decades of oppression of the Shi'a community in Iraq.

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伊朗对伊拉克的短视政策：激进逊尼派伊斯兰教与遏制之间：2003年-2015年

2003年以美国为首的联军与伊拉克战争的主要目标是推翻萨达姆·侯赛因政权，建立一个采用民主做法的新政治制度。伊朗认为萨达姆政权是一个威胁，因此认为这场战争在许多方面都非常有帮助-首先是因为它终止了克林顿的“双重遏制”方法，因此将帮助伊朗以牺牲伊拉克为代价成为区域超级大国。 。其次，与伊拉克的战争可能会结束伊拉克什叶派社区数十年的压迫。