2019U.S. Blames Iran for Gulf of Oman Ship Attacks

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💣 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.
Iran-Contra Affair Begins: US Arms Sales to Iran (1985)
ScandalCold WarReagan AdministrationCovert OperationsInternational RelationsPolitical Corruption
United StatesUnited StatesIranIran

💰 Trump Administration Reinstates Sanctions on Iran

The Trump administration reimposes sanctions against Iran.
Trump Administration Reinstates Sanctions on Iran (2018)
SanctionsDonald TrumpForeign PolicyMiddle East PoliticsInternational Relations
United StatesUnited StatesIranIran

🚢 U.S. Blames Iran for Gulf of Oman Ship Attacks

The United States blames attacks on ships in the Gulf of Oman on Iran, escalating tensions in the Persian Gulf.
U.S. Blames Iran for Gulf of Oman Ship Attacks (2019)
Persian GulfInternational RelationsGeopoliticsTensionsMilitarySanctions
United StatesUnited StatesIranIran

🚀 United States Space Force Announced

United States Space Force Announced (2019)
Space ExplorationMilitaryNational SecurityDefenseGeopolitics
United StatesUnited States

🪖 Qasem Soleimani Assassinated in Baghdad

Qasem Soleimani Assassinated in Baghdad (2020)
AssassinationMilitary ConflictInternational RelationsProxy War
IraqIraqIranIranUnited StatesUnited States

🕊️ United States Signs Tentative Peace Agreement with Taliban

The United States signs a tentative peace agreement with the Taliban.
United States Signs Tentative Peace Agreement with Taliban (2020)
War on TerrorTalibanPeace AgreementInternational RelationsGeopoliticsConflict Resolution
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