Pipe fittings are used to connect pipes. There are different varieties of pipe fittings made of various materials and available in various shapes and sizes. Pipe adapters, couplings, elbows, tees, sleeves, flanges, bulkhead fittings, reducers, valves etc. are all different types of pipe fittings.
After losing most of his territorial gains by May 1982 (when Iran recaptured Khorramshahr), Saddam Husseinâs strategic response was to proclaim a unilateral cease-fire (June 10, 1982) while ordering Iraqi forces to withdraw to the border.
Even though the Iraqi government was embarrassed and. uncomfortable with the 1975 accord, the waterway was only a small factor in Saddamâs decision. to go to war. Iran was a real threat to Hussein and his domestic standing. His achievements since. his takeover were showing improvements in general living conditions.