US involvement in Arab-Israel Conflict

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  • CIA orchestrated coup in Iran to overthrow PM Mossadegh, restoring Shah to power

  • Eisenhower Doctrine

    pledges U.S. economic and military aid to countries resisting communism

  • Nixon Doctrine

    emphasizes support for regional allies, leading to closer ties with Iran and Saudi Arabia

  • Camp David Accords

    President Carter, lead to a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979

  • Iranian Revolution overthrows Shah

    leading to the U.S. hostage crisis in Tehran (1979–1981)

  • Carter Doctrine

    declares U.S. willingness to use military force to protect interests in Persian Gulf
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    U.S. supports Iraq in Iran-Iraq War, intelligence and economic aid to Saddam Hussein’s regime

  • U.S. establishes U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)

    oversee military operations in the Middle East

  • Operation Desert Shield

    response to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, setting the stage for the Gulf War (1991)