1953 ⟶ Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq Overthrown in Coup
August 19: Mohammed Mossadeq deposed in Iran.
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💣 Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq Overthrown in Coup
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United Kingdom🏛️ Iranian Students Seize US Embassy in Tehran, Taking Hostages
November 4: The Iran hostage crisis begins.⟶
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IranUnited States🇺🇸 Reagan Inaugurated, Iran Hostages Released
January 20:
Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as President of the United States.
Iran releases the 52 U.S. hostages held in Tehran after 444 days.⟶
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United StatesIran💣 Iran-Contra Affair Begins: US Arms Sales to Iran
August 20: Beginning of the Iran–Contra affair, a political scandal in the United States that occurred during the second term of the Reagan Administration involving the sale of arms to the Khomeini government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.⟶
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United StatesIran💰 Trump Administration Reinstates Sanctions on Iran
The Trump administration reimposes sanctions against Iran.⟶
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