Extensive numbers of M47, M48 and M60 tanks served within the Iranian military during the Iran–Iraq War, with varying combat success during the eight years of attrition and campaigning.Karsh 2002, pp. 1–8, 12–16, 19–82 According to Steven Zaloga, one of the first M60 tanks delivered to Iran was hijacked to the Soviet Union in 1961, and the information garnered allegedly led to the development of the T-62.Zaloga 2004, p. 13
