Operation Prime Chance
Iraqi invasion
- Kaman 99
- 1st Khorramshahr
- Scorch Sword
- Abadan
- Morvarid
Stalemate (1981)
- Dezful
- H3
Iranian offensive (1982)
- Samen-ol-A'emeh
- Jerusalem Way
- Undeniable Victory
- 2nd Khorramshahr
- Jerusalem
- Ramadan
Strategic stalemate (1983-1984)
- Before the Dawn
- Dawn 1
- Dawn 2
- Dawn 3
- Dawn 4
- Dawn 5
- Kheibar
- Dawn 6
- Marshes
- Badr
Duel offensives (1985-1986)
- Al-Anfal Campaign (Halabja)
- Dawn 8 (1st al-Faw)
- Mehran
- Karbala 4
- Karbala-5
- Karbala-6
- Karbala Ten
- Nasr 4
Final stages
- Beit-ol-Moqaddas 2
- Zafar 7
- Tawakalna ala Allah (2nd al-Faw)
- Forty Stars
- Mersad
Tanker War
- Earnest Will
- Prime Chance
- Eager Glacier
- Nimble Archer
- Praying Mantis
International incidents
- Operation Opera
- USS Stark incident
- Air Flight 655 Incident
Operation Prime Chance (August 1987 – June 1989) was a United States Special Operations Command operation intended to protect U.S.-flagged oil tankers from Iranian attack during the Iran–Iraq War. The operation took place roughly at the same time as Operation Earnest Will (July 1987 – December 1988), the largely Navy effort to escort the tankers through the Persian Gulf. The operation was begun after the mining of the U.S.-flagged Kuwaiti oil tanker Bridgeton.
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