Iran

  • Iranian Revolution

    Iranian Revolution

    started and ended in February 1979
  • Shah

    Shah

    forced to leave Iran after widespread strikes
  • Islamic leader Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini

    Islamic leader Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini

    returns and take power
  • Hostage Crisis

    Hostage Crisis

    Iran students hold 63 US hostages in Tehran
  • Iran invasion

    Iran invasion

    Iran-Iraq war
  • Iran releases

    Iran releases

    52 hostages after holding them for 444 days
  • All hostages released

    All hostages released

  • Revolutionary leader

    Revolutionary leader

    Khomeini dies
  • Iran criticizes US

    Iran criticizes US

    for regional inference and Gulf War
  • International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)

    International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA)

    IAEA inspectors visit Iran's uranium mines
  • US President Clinton

    US President Clinton

    imposes oil and trade sanctions, accusing Iran of sponsoring terrorism and seeking nuclear arms
  • Mohammad Khatami

    Mohammad Khatami

    wins the presidential election with 70% of vote
  • Earthquake

    Earthquake

    occurred in South-East of Iran killing 40,000 people
  • Anti-Western Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    Anti-Western Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

    elected President of Iran
  • Ahmadinejad reelected

    Ahmadinejad reelected

    in contentious election, thousands of Iranians take to the streets in largest mass protests since the Iranian Revolution