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.
Saddam thought that Khomeini did not have full control of Iran, and Iranâs response to an invasion would be weak. He also (correctly) assumed he would have the support of the United States and other key international allies. Further, Iraq was in a very strong place in the late 1970s.