. . . . . "British support for Iraq during the Iran\u2013Iraq war"@en . . "In the United Kingdom there were direct sales to both sides in the Iran\u2013Iraq War. With an embargo in effect various companies also supplied Iraq and Iran by shipping materials through third-party countries and from those countries to the belligerents. While some of this exporting was legal, permitted or tolerated by parliament, Iraqi clandestine procurement operations were especially active in Britain."@en . "In the United Kingdom there were direct sales to both sides in the Iran\u2013Iraq War. With an embargo in effect various companies also supplied Iraq and Iran by shipping materials through third-party countries and from those countries to the belligerents. While some of this exporting was legal, permitted or tolerated by parliament, Iraqi clandestine procurement operations were especially active in Britain."@en .