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The Hostage Crisis
A few months after the Iranian Revolution- Ayatollah Khomeini spoke out against America after seizing power from the Shah who exiled him, prompting the students who would hold 66 people at the US Embassy Hostage -
The Hostage Crisis
Hostages were sometimes blindfolded and paraded around the street. -
Iran-Iraq Nonproliferation Act
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President Bill Clinton passes Executive Order
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Iran-Libya Sanctions Act
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President Mohammad Khatami seeks a "New Dialogue"
In an interview with a CNN reported, the newly elected Khatami explained his want to rectify the mistrust between the U.S. and Iran. He apologized for the Hostage Crisis and offered an exchange of artists, scholars, and others to help the cultures understand and build a bridge to one another. -
"An Axis of Evil"
President Bush claimed that along with Iraq and North Korea, Iran was part of an "Axis of Evil" -
Resolution 1747
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Resolution 1803
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Sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran
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Iran Nuclear Deal Signing
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was finally signed after nearly 2 years of diplomatic discussions. The JCPOA was written to limit Iran's ability to gain nuclear warfare power with the promise that the U.S. the E.U. and the UN would supply relief. -
Resolution 2231
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The Iranian Naval Incident
U.S. Naval ships drifted into Iranian territory and sparked some new tension. -
Trump voices his issues on the JCPOA
