U.S intervention in the Middle East By joyb20 Nov 19, 1920 SAUDI ARIBA First contact with americans via Misnary doctors in Bahrain SADIA ARABIA Period: Nov 19, 1920 to Nov 19, 2014 U.S intervention in the Middle East sence 1920 Nov 19, 1925 SADIA ARABIA Founder asked Americans for help in finding oil SADIA ARABIA Nov 20, 1943 SAUDIA ARABIA oil company depends on Sadia Arabia Nov 20, 1949 SYRIA the CIA backs a coup to ausst the elceted a leader Nov 20, 1953 IRAN The CIA backs a coup to aussed Mossadlegh Nov 20, 1954 IRAN oil is privatized with the US in control Nov 20, 1957 SYRIA U.S atemps to disruped the merger of Egypt and Syria Nov 21, 1960 U.S provides support to Kurdish rebels in atempt to get rid the country of communism Nov 21, 1963 IRAQ U.S supports a coup to rid the country of communist influence Nov 21, 1970 SAUDI ARABIA Oil embargo inforced by S.A limites the supply of oil for the U.S Nov 21, 1973 IRAQ and IRAN U.S supports Kurdish rbels in away to weaken Iraq and strengthen Iran Nov 21, 1975 U.S removes support for the Kurds due to an end of fighting between Iraq and Iran Nov 21, 1979 IRAN Irainian hostage crisis Rebels stormed the U.S.Embassy and took control,held 52 people hostage for 16 months Nov 21, 1980 IRAQ Iraq vs Iran war begins.U.S renews ties with Iraq Nov 21, 1986 IRAN Iran Contra Affair U.S is cought selling weapons to Iran. Oct 21, 1988 IRAN U.S mistakenly shoots down an Iranian passenger plane,killing 290 people Nov 21, 1988 IRAQ Iraq launches chemical wepon attack agaist the Kurds U.S continues to support Iraqi gov't Nov 24, 1991 IRAQ U.S invades Iraq after Iraq invade Kuwait."Operation Desert Storm" Nov 24, 1995 IRAN U.S. renews trade ban Nov 24, 1996 IRAQ U.S. led sanctions aganist Iraq Nov 24, 1998 IRAQ U.S. funds anti-Saddam Hussein groups Sep 9, 2001 SAUDI ARABIA 9/11 attacks in NYC and D.C 17/19 hijackers were Saudia nationals,damages the relationship between U.S. and S.A. Nov 24, 2002 IRAN and IRAQ Pres.Bush calls these 2 countries part of the "Axis of Evil" Nov 24, 2003 IRAQ U.S. invades in order to remove WMD's;eventully arrest and execute Saddam Hussein Nov 24, 2003 IRAN major earthquake kills 50,000; U.S. supplies direct humanitarian aid Nov 24, 2006 IRAN President of Iran sends a letter to President Bush asking to open dialoge; no response from President Bush Nov 24, 2011 IRAQ U.S. pulls combat troops out of Iraq,the country descends into civil war Nov 24, 2013 SYRIA Pres.Obama prroposes strikes against Syria after they were found to have used chemical wepons