History of relations between the United States of Iran: From the 1953 regime’s change to Trump’s strikes Donald Trump News

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Iran remains the opponent of the United States in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic Revolution led by Ayatollah Roh Allah Khomeini.

Tensions in the United States and Iran have risen to the highest point after decades after President Donald Trump ordered on Sunday to strike directly by “blurring” the main nuclear facilities throughout the Middle East country.

Iran is still the largest opponent of the United States in the region since the 1979 Islamic Revolution toppled, led by Ayatollah Rohla Khomeini, Muhammad Risa Bahlafi Al -Moayad. Since then, the two countries have erupted on many issues, including Iranian nuclear aspirations, Iran’s support for agents in the region, and American political intervention.

Israel, which has long considered Iran a threat, made unprecedented strikes across Iran last week after accusing the country of nuclear weapons. Israeli claims have not been supported by any reliable evidence, but Trump withdrew the United States to the war after the Israeli strikes.

On Sunday, the United States struck Iran directly in what the Trump administration described as a very secret attack that includes more than 125 American aircraft and 75 minute bomb. Washington said it “destroyed” Iranian nuclear sites, but Tehran has warned that it would be discussed.

Here is a schedule for the United States’ relations Iran since 1953:

• (1953) The US -backed coup and reinstalling the Shah: The tensions began at the beginning to ferment the efforts of the Democratic -elected Iranian Prime Minister, Mohammad Moussadig, to secure the Iranian oil company (now BP). British colonial power has taken control of the majority stake in the joint projects company since the discovery of oil in the early twentieth century. Mosaddegh’s moves to secure the company after his elections in 1951 anger the British. The United States Central Intelligence Agency has supported the UK in the engineering engineering and support of the king who was once revealed, in Halavi, to power like Shah.
• (1957) Peace atoms: Shah’s ambitions on Iran are working with nuclear energy from support from the United States and other western animals. Both countries have signed a nuclear agreement for the civil use of nuclear energy as part of the Prime Program Program at the time at the then American DWIGHT D EISENHOWER. After a decade, the United States supplied Iran with a nuclear and uranium reactor to provide it. Nuclear cooperation is the basis for the current nuclear question.
• (1979) Islamic Revolution: While the relations between Tehran and Washington flourished, the Iranians groaned under the dictatorship of the Shah and resisted the perception of the Western influence on their work. The revolutionary protests began to shake the country in late 1978 and forced the Shah to flee in January 1979. The scientist of Islam, Ayatollah Roh Allah, returned to the rule of the new Islamic Republic.
• (1980) The United States cuts diplomatic relations: After the United States moved to recognize the Shah to treat cancer after its exile, Iranian students stormed the American embassy in Tehran and kidnapped 52 Americans for 444 days. Washington cut diplomatic relations and imposed sanctions on the country. Shah died in exile.
• (1980-88) The United States supports Iraqi invasion: After Iraq invaded Iran during the era of Saddam Hussein, who was keen to retreat against Khomeini’s ideology, the United States stood up to Iraq and deepening tensions between the two countries. The war lasted until 1988 and saw thousands died on both sides. Iraq also used chemical weapons on Iran.
• (1984) The sponsor of the appointment of terrorism: President Ronald Reagan officially defined Iran as a “sponsor of terrorism” after a series of attacks in Lebanon, where the United States was withdrawn after Israel invaded the country. In one attack on a military base in Beirut, 241 American service members were killed. The United States blamed Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite movement supported by Iran. Later, Reagan worked with Iran behind the scenes to liberate the American hostages held by Hezbollah. When this appeared, the Iran Coucra case, as it was called, was a huge scandal of Rigan.
• (1988) Iran’s air flight was dropped: Amid war tensions and even direct attacks on the military warships of each other in the Gulf, an American marine ship penetrated Iranian waters and fired at Iran’s air flight (IR655) to Dubai on July 8. All 290 people were killed on the plane. The United States, which has alleged it was a mistake, was not officially apologized or demanded for responsibility but has paid families $ 61.8 million as compensation.
• (1995) More strict penalties: Between 1995 and 1996, the United States imposed more sanctions. After that, President Bill Clinton’s orders prevented American companies from dealing with Iran, while Congress passed a law punishable by foreign entities that invest in the country’s energy sector or sell Iran’s advanced weapons. The United States cited nuclear progress and support groups such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
• (2002) 9/11 after that: After the September 11 attacks on the United States, President George W. Bush said, in the union speech, that Iran was part of the “Axis of Evil” alongside Iraq and North Korea. At that time, Iran was walking with the United States behind the scenes to target its joint opponents-Taliban in Afghanistan and Al Qaeda. Cooperation was tense, by the end of 2022, international observers male Very enriched uranium in Iran, calls more sanctions.
• (2013) Iranian nuclear deal: Between 2013 and 2015, US President Barack Obama began high -level talks with Iran. In 2015, Tehran agreed to the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Action Plan (JCPOA), which would limit Iranian nuclear activities in exchange for the reduction of sanctions. China, Russia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the European Union were also a party in the deal that culminated in Iran’s enrichment by 3.67 percent.
• (2018) Trump withdraws from the nuclear deal: Under Trump’s first state, the United States withdrew unilaterally from the deal in 2018 and slapped sanctions to back against Iran. Trump and Israel criticized the deal. Iran also canceled its obligations and began to produce enriched uranium outside the borders imposed by the deal.
• (2020) IRGC leader: During the first period of Trump, the United States killed A generation of politics -designed races.Head of the Electrical Jerusalem Force at the Iranian Islamic Guard Corps (IRGC), in Baghdad in a drone blow. A year ago, the administration appointed Jerusalem forcing a “terrorist” organization. Iran responded with strikes on American assets in Iraq.
• (2025) A message to Tehran: In March, Trump launched a message to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khounai proposing new negotiations on a nuclear deal with a final date of 60 days. But my crude rejected the offer, saying that the United States is not seeking negotiations with Iran but rather imposing demands. The talks started informally in Amman and Italy, where Muscat was the mediator. Trump claimed that his team was “very close” to a deal after several rounds of talks and warned Israel against strikes. Tehran also expressed optimism but insisted on the right to enrich uranium – a point attached to the conversations. Israel launched strikes through Iran one day before the sixth round of Iran’s talks and the United States.
• (2025) United States strikes: The United States bombed three major nuclear facilities in Iran, citing security concerns and defending Israel.