Well there certainly is some good stuff to protect on the Iraqi side of the line.
Wonder what might be on the Iranian side of the border?
Well, besides more oil refineries on the Iranian side,.......here's something I found in a city 45km from Abadan.....but it may be tin foil time......Darkhoein (nuclear)Power Plant. It was supposed to be built by French a while back, but the deal never went thru.(?) Suppose maybe there's a facility there that the regime is trying to hide and very protective of?