US intervention in the middle east By 3mily1022 Nov 19, 1920 SAUDI ARABiANS have first contact with american missionary doctors in Bahrain SAUDI ARABiANS have first contact with american missionary doctors in Bahrain Nov 20, 1925 SAUDI ARABiA an american finances exploration for minerals and water Nov 20, 1925 SAUDI ARABIA the founder of saudi arabia asks americans for help in finding oil Nov 20, 1943 SAUDI ARABIA arab american oil compny begins work Period: Nov 19, 1949 to Nov 19, 2014 US intervention Nov 20, 1949 SYRIA CIA backs coup to oust the elected goverment Nov 20, 1953 IRAN CIA backs coup to oust leader Nov 20, 1954 IRAN iranian oil is previtized with US and Britian in control Nov 20, 1957 US atempts to block the merge of Egypt and Syria Nov 20, 1960 IRAQ US aids curdish rebals to remove the iraqi regime that is friendly to the Soviet union Nov 20, 1963 IRAQ US backs a coup to remove Communist influences Nov 20, 1973 IRAQ US supports curdish uprising that would weak in Iraq and strength in Iran Nov 21, 1975 US ends support of the kurds of Iraq Nov 21, 1979 IRAN iranian hortage crisis: 16 americans are help hostage for 15 months after iraniansstorm the US embassy Nov 21, 1980 IRAQ Iran iraq war U.S remains neutrial Nov 21, 1986 Iran U.S is caught selling weapons to IRAN in order to fund anti-communists Feb 21, 1988 IRAQ Launches chemical weapons at the kurds even though the U.S continues to support the Iraqi goverment Nov 21, 1988 IRAN US mistakenly shoots down an iranian passenger flight killing 290 people Nov 21, 1991 IRAQ U.S lead coalition invade Iraq after Iraq invaded Kuwait Nov 24, 1995 IRAN U.S renews trade ban Nov 24, 1998 IRAQ U.S continues to fund anti-saddam hussein fighters in Iraq Nov 24, 2001 SAUDI ARABIA 9/11 attacks in NYC, 17 out of 19 highjackers were Saudis causing damage to the relationship between S.A & U.S Nov 24, 2002 IRAN/ IRAQ president Bush identifies these 2 countries as part of the "Axis of Evil" Nov 24, 2003 IRan Earthquake kills 50,000 people; U.S supplies direct aid Nov 24, 2003 U.S invades in order to remove WMD's; continues fighting for 8 years Nov 24, 2005 PResident Bush vows to "foster democracy in every nation"; Iraq holds first national democratic elections Nov 24, 2006 IRAN president of Iran sends letter to President Bush asking to open a responce dialogue; Bush gives no response Nov 24, 2011 IRAQ U.S combat troops leave Iraq Nov 24, 2013 SYRIA Obama proposes strike on Syria after using chemical weapons