Since the Ottoman era, Iraq has been a focus of attention for European countries due to its strategic importance, geographical location and inherent historical depth. The British-French competition for political influence and commercial centers in it was one of the most important roads linking the East with India and China, in addition to its great natural wealth, which Foremost among them comes oil, which constitutes a pivotal material for the economies of the major countries, and it remained within the circle of European interest, although it was under Ottoman control, until the monarchy, so that all of this is evident through its position on the first Gulf War 1980-1988.France's position in support of Iraq during the Iraqi-Iranian war, especially in the military fields, came to clarify to us the nature of the interests that linked the two countries, despite the calls of some European countries not to supply weapons to Iraq. There were contradictions and lack of agreement between the leaders of those countries about a common strategy regarding banning sales arms to the warring countries for fear of an oil embargo on the West.