Iran is another FUBAR we did. And all we are doing now is egging them on.
Timeline of U.S.-Iranian Relations
1953 to Present
1953
The Coup
The government of Iranian Prime Minister Muhammad Mussadeq is overthrown in a coup orchestrated by American and British intelligence agencies. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is reinstated as the Shah of Iran.
1979
Khomeini Rises
Widespread unrest in Iran forces the Shah to flee. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, an Islamic religious leader returns to Iran from exile and takes power.
1979
Hostage Crisis Begins
Iranian students storm the United States embassy in Tehran and hold scores of hostages, most for 444 days. The United States cuts all diplomatic relations with Iran and imposes economic sanctions.
1980
Failed Rescue
The United States stages a doomed attempt to rescue the American hostages in Iran. Eight U.S. servicemen die.
1981
Freedom
The American hostages are released moments after Ronald Reagan succeeds Jimmy Carter as President of the United States.
1986
Iran-Contra
The public learns of an American effort to sell arms to Iran as a way of raising funds for anti-Communist fighters (known as Contras) in Nicaragua.
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