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U.S.-Iran Relations: A Timeline
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Large crowd of rioters, many holding staves and raising their arms, fill a wide street in Tehran, Iran, during unrest in August 1953. Trees and buildings line the street. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
What Was the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Iranian President Ali Khamenei speaks at a podium in Tehran with a large Iranian flag piercing an American flag and the U.S. Presidential Seal, portraits and banners behind him. An arms for hostages scandal President George W. Bush speaks at a podium during the 2002 State of the Union address, with the U.S. flag and officials visible in the background. Jina Mahsa Amini Thick smoke billows into the sky above city buildings in Tehran after explosions, with buildingsvisible in the foreground and mountains in the background.
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Once allies, these countries came to refer to each other as the “Great Satan” and part of the “axis of evil.”
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What Was the Iran Hostage Crisis?
After the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in November 1979 by Iranian students...
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1953 coup in Iran: Protests in Tehran
Iranian rioters armed with staves protesting against the coup, backed by the CIA...
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Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Autocratic but respected in the West for his attempts at modernization, the shah...
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Ali Khamenei after the downing of Iran Air flight 655
Iranian flag driven through the U.S. flag and presidential seal as Ali Khamenei,...
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An arms for hostages scandal
Oliver North testifying before Congress in 1987. North was a key player in a deal...
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Naming the “axis of evil”
Pres. George W. Bush delivering his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol...
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Jina Mahsa Amini
The death of Jina Mahsa Amini while in Iranian police custody sparked Iran's Woman,...
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War in Iran
Smoke billowing over the Iranian capital city of Tehran on March 1, 2026, after the...
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