27 Sep 1990, Abadan, Jazire-ye Abadan, Iran — An Iranian soldier watches as smoke billows from multiple burning oil refineries in Abadan, Iran. Abadan, which contains a high concentration of oil fields and refineries, became a front-line city during the Iran-Iraq War, resulting in most of the city being destroyed by Iraqi attacks. — Image by � Henri Bureau/Sygma/Corbis