Persian Gulf crisis

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international crisis military confrontation

The Persian Gulf crisis was the international confrontation triggered by Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, leading to a major U.S.-led military coalition and the Gulf War.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Gulf Crisis (1990–1991) 1
Gulf crisis (1990–1991) 1
Iraq–Kuwait crisis 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international crisis ⓘ
military confrontation ⓘ
cause Iraqi territorial and economic claims over Kuwait ⓘ
Iraq’s desire to control Kuwaiti oil resources ⓘ
Iraq’s dispute over war debts after the Iran–Iraq War ⓘ
coalitionLeader United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryInvolved Canada ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
Italy ⓘ
Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
diplomaticAspect UN Security Council resolutions demanding Iraqi withdrawal NERFINISHED ⓘ
international economic sanctions on Iraq ⓘ
endCause Iraqi military defeat in Kuwait ⓘ
Iraq’s acceptance of ceasefire terms in 1991 ⓘ
hasOutcome imposition of sanctions on Iraq ⓘ
liberation of Kuwait ⓘ
long-term U.S. military presence in the Gulf ⓘ
hasPart Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ
international diplomatic standoff ⓘ
location Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persian Gulf region NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainAggressor Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryAspect air and ground campaign against Iraqi forces ⓘ
large-scale coalition troop deployment to Saudi Arabia ⓘ
opposedBy U.S.-led coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionImpacted Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ
global oil markets ⓘ
relatedConflict Gulf War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Desert Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime 1990-08-02 ⓘ
supportedBy United Nations Security Council NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod 1990–1991 ⓘ
triggeredBy Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait ⓘ
victimState Kuwait NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Helsinki Summit of 1990 → hasMainTopic → Persian Gulf crisis ⓘ
Helsinki Summit of 1990 → hasMainTopic → Persian Gulf crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iraq–Kuwait crisis
UN Security Council Resolution 666 → concerns → Persian Gulf crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf crisis (1990–1991)
UN Security Council Resolution 670 → adoptedDuring → Persian Gulf crisis ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gulf Crisis (1990–1991)