From Iran 's perspective , the purpose of the war was to place Iraq 's majority Shiite religious faction in charge , to unseat Saddam Hussein , to protect the Shiite holy places and , perhaps , to get its hands on Iraq 's vast oil deposits .
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Saddam Hussein
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