king fahd helped iraq during the iran-iraq war. iraq's economy had become terrible on account of this war. the king also discussed with these two countries to stop fighting. both countries (iran and iraq) stopped the fight in august 1988. the king also helped in making the gulf cooperation council (gcc) a more vital organization. the gcc is an organization of six countries persian gulf. the purpose of the organization is to increase the development of and cooperation among the member countries.