US relations in Iran
In 1988, the US thought that an
Iranian passenger plane was a
military plane and shot it down,
killing all 290 passengers on
board.
In 1979, Iran changed their government,
overthrew its Shah, and instated
Khomeini as supreme leader.
Under the new government, the former
Shah went to live in the US. When Iran
learned about this, many protesters held
52 hostages that worked for the US military
in Iran for more than a year.
Ronald Reagan illegally paid off Khomeini
to release the hostages.
In the 1970's, the US and Iran were neutral
with each other.
The US made Iran's Prime
Minister from office in 1953.
To this day, tensions between
Iran and the USA are high.
Iran stopped the flow of oil
in the Strait of Honduras
and they also took a few oil
tankers. The US then went
into a small war with Iran in
the Strait of Honduras.
The US started worrying about
Iran's nuclear power.
In 2009, a secret nuclear was discovered in
Iran.
In 2010, a computer virus was installed on
Iranian nuclear enrichment facilities, most
likely by the US.
In 2015, Iran agreed to lower Uranium
Production by 97%, and the Us started
buying oil from Iran again, boosting their
economy.
In 2018, we pulled out of the nuclear deal.
After 9/11, both the US and Iran
were allies because they both
fought against the terrorist
group ISIS in Syria and
Iraq.
