President of_the Republic of Iraq, to the peoples of Iran In the name of Allah, the -Merciful, the Compassionate, Before and during the war we sent, through the diplomatic and other channels, open letters to the leaders of Iran in which we called on them to refrain from launching aggression against Iraq and thereby yielding to the spirit of evil and serving the machinations and interests of foreigners. The last of these open letters was the statement which we disseminated and published through the Iraqi press agency prior to the last act of aggression committed by Iran against our territory which met with failure. In all these efforts we reiterated our appeal thai aggression should be avoided and peaceful means used to prevent the bloodshed and deepening of wounds which jeopardize the present and especially the future relations between two neighbouring States. At all events, and in spite of the cruelty of the Iranian aggressor's regime"s manoeuvres against our country, we affirm that we have sought by all possible means to ward off the dangers of these aggressive methods and have issued an appeal in favour of peace. Motivated by our sense of responsibility and our real understand­ ing of the geographical and other factors which clearly establish that Iraq and Iran are two neighbouring countries, that neither of them should disregard this evidence either at present or in the future and that Iraq cannot choose another site or move to a place far away from this geographical reality, all these efforts have failed. This failure is basically due to the aggressive and backward attitude of your regime and to the ill-will of some of its elements which have, implicitly or explicitly. become the servants of foreigners. Such was the tragic situation that recently prevailed during the invasion and 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a statement or declaration from the President of Iraq to the people of Iran, addressing the conflict between the two countries. The language used is formal and diplomatic, with a focus on the humanitarian and geographical aspects of the conflict. The text does not mention economic or scientific issues, but rather emphasizes the importance of avoiding bloodshed and finding peaceful solutions.

**Category**
International relations, Humanitarian aid and relief