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Tobacco Rebellion (1892)
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Constitutional Revolution (1905 - 1911)
- 1943: FDR meets with Shah in Tehran
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National Front Movement (1946-1949)
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Abadan Crisis
(March 1951 - 1954)
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Mossadegh
Revolution (Apr 28, 1951 - Aug 19, 1953)
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White
Revolution
- Iran provides material support to Egypt, during
1973 Yom Kippur War, but never formally participates (1973)
- France signs nuclear cooperation pact with Iran
(1974)
- Belgium, Spain, and Germany sign nuclear
contracts with Iran (1976)
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Iranian
Revolution (1979)
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Iran - Iraq
War (1980 - 1988)
- Coup attempt in Bahrain, blamed on Iran, is foiled (1981)
- Iran - Contra
Affair (1986)
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Mass Executions of Apostates, circa 8,000-30,000 (July 19, 1988 -
Dec 1988)
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Death of Khomeini (1989)
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Rafsanjani elected President (1989 -
1997)
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Iran signs natural gas deal to supply
Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia November 1, 1989
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Food riots break out in Tehran and
Ishafan (November 9, 1989)
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Washington Post reports George Bush
running back channel diplomacy with Iran, through Japanese, Swiss,
and Algerian middlemen. (May 2, 1990)
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7.7 Richter earthquake hits northern
Iran, especially villages in mountains north of Tehran (June 21,
1990)
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Turkey seizes ship loaded with
weapons destined for Iran (March 17, 1992)
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Massive flooding across coast of
Caspian sea kills 500 (February 26, 1993)
- US Secretary of State Warren Christopher called Iran an
"international outlaw" and encouraged allies to avoid trading with Iran March
31, 1993
- Rafsanjani implemented many disastrous economic reforms
1993
- US Navy blocks Chinese ship destined for Iran
alleged to
be carrying chemicals for non-conventional weapons. Secretary of State Warren Christopher
claimed the US right to inspect the cargo: "We'll find a way to make sure that those
chemicals of various kinds are not delivered into the wrong hands."' August 14, 1993
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- Iran begins work on 500-mile
Sudanese north-south highway (February 10, 1994)
- Secretary of State Warren Christopher calls Iran “the
world’s most significant state sponsor of terrorism.” (October 25, 1994)
- US imposes sanctions against Iran
(March 1995)
- Khobar Towers bombing (June 25,
1996)
- Rafsanjani travels to Uganda and
Sudan, to help mediate conflict, announces hydroelectric dam for
Uganda (September 8, 1996)
- Khatami elected to the Presidency (May
23, 1997)
- Saudi delegation led by Crown Prince Abdullah attended
the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) summit in Tehran, a first step towards
normalized relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia, following the Khobar Towers bombing,
December 1997.
- US President Clinton "I hope...the day will soon
come when we can enjoy, once again, good relations with Iran...To the people of Iran, I
would like to say that the United States regrets the estrangement of our two nations. Iran
is an important country, with a rich and ancient cultural heritage of which Iranians are
justifiably proud...On behalf of all Americans, I want to extend my personal greetings to
the entire Muslim community, in the United States and around the world." January 28,
1998
- Former President Rafsanjani traveled to Saudi Arabia for
a ten day visit, aimed at healing relations between the two countries, in the wake of the
Khobar Towers bombing. February 26, 1998.
- Russia agrees to work on Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant
(3/1998)
- Khatami meets with Pope John Paul II in Italy - Pushes
Dialogue of Civilizations (1999)
- Iran test fires the Shahab-3
missile, with 800 mile range (July 15, 2000)
- Iran and Sudan sign a memorandum
of economic cooperation (August 29, 2000)
- Khatami re-elected (2001)
- President Khatami CNN Interview (1998)
- Engineering professor Ahmadinejad
elected mayor of Tehran (2003)
- Ahmadinejad elected (2005)
-
Iran Nuclear
Standoff (2006 - present)
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