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US and British intelligence services engineer a coup for Iranian military officers to overthrow Prime Miister Muhamad Mussadeq helping nationalize the oil industry.
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Iranian students seize 63 hostages at the US embassy located in Tehran. They demanded that Sha return from the US to Iran to have a trial. They also said for the US to not interfere in Iran's affairs.
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The last 52 hostages are freed after being held captive for 444 days. They were released a few hours after Jimmy Carter left office.
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A Us cruiser mistakenly shoots down Iran Airbus killing all 290 people on board.
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President Khatomi calls for a dialouge with the American people after being critical of US "opressive polocies".
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President Clinton extends ban on US oil contracts with Iran.
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US alleges that the Iranian government was directly involved in the bombing of an American military base in 1996.
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George W. Bush describes Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as an "axis of evil".
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A UN resolution condemns Iran for keeping nuclear activities seceret. Iran bans inspectors from its sites for several weeks.
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Tehran says it has resumed Uranium conversion. The IAEA found Iran in violation of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
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US officials say they have proof Iran has killed American soldiers with advanced weapons
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New York authorities reject a request from President Ahmadinejad to visit the September 11 site.
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President George W. Bush states that Iran is "the worlds leading state sponsor of terrorism".
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said relations with the US could be restored in the future.
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President Ahmadinejad offers congragulations to Barack Obama after becoming president.