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US Confrontation with Iran

455 events in this timeline

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This is the home page for the US Confrontation with Iran investigative project, one of several grassroots investigations being hosted on the History Commons website. The data published as part of this investigation has been collected, organized, and published by members of the public who are registered users of this website.

Showing 351–400 of 455

  1. June 2004: Iran to Open Oil Bourse That Would Likely Trade in Euros
  2. November 2004: IAEA Investigates 1987 A. Q. Khan Offer of Nuclear Materials to Iran
  3. January 2005: Iran Gives IAEA Documents Showing 1987 Nuclear Offer from A. Q. Khan
  4. September 2004: Air Force On Alert to Assault Countries With WMDs
  5. July 2004: Top Secret Pentagon Plan to Attack Iran, North Korea
  6. 1994: A. Q. Khan Sells Nuclear Technology to Iran
  7. 1970s: MEK Kills US Personnel in Tehran
  8. Late 1979: MEK Expelled from Iran
  9. Mid- to late- 1980s: MEK Fighters Join in Battling Iranians
  10. 1991: MEK Helps Iraq Suppress Shi’ite Uprisings
  11. April 1992: MEK Attacks Iranian Installations in 13 Different Countries
  12. 1997: State Department Lists MEK As Terrorist Organization
  13. April 1999: MEK Assassinates Top Iranian Military Official
  14. Early 2000: MEK Commander Detained by INS; Ashcroft Intervenes
  15. 2000-2001: MEK Attacks Iranian Military, Law Enforcement Targets
  16. February 2000: MEK Attacks Tehran Government Complex
  17. April 2000: MEK Tries to Assassinate Iranian Policy Chief
  18. September 2000: GOP Senators Publicly Support MEK
  19. April 2003: US Orders Bombing of MEK Camps; MEK Negotiates Cease-Fire
  20. December 2003: Iraq Orders MEK to Leave; Pentagon Opposes Requirement
  21. September 2004: War Game Scenario Finds No Viable Options for US Strike Against Iran
  22. July 2004: US Refuses to Charge MEK Fighters Over Terrorist Actions
  23. November 2004: Pro-MEK Rally Features Democratic Lawmaker
  24. Early January 2005: US Military Consultant Says US Invasion Would Destabilize Iranian Regime
  25. January 2005: Air Force Flying Sorties Over Iran In Attempt to Target Iranian Radar Systems
  26. January 2005: US and Israel Set Up Front Companies in Iran for Purpose of Funneling Money, Weapons, and Operatives into the Country
  27. January 2005: CIA Officer Approached by Pentagon Neocons to Oversee MEK Incursions into Iran
  28. January 2005: Neoconservative Gerecht Argues US Strike on Iran Could Set Back Iran’s Nuclear Program
  29. August 1993: MEK Front Group Chooses Replacement President for Iran
  30. April 2003: In Supporting MEK, Conservative Lawmaker Misrepresents Organization
  31. October 2002: Conservative Lawmaker Circulates Letter Supporting MEK; Chastized for Supplying Inaccurate Information
  32. Mid-February 2005: MEK Leader Says US Realizes Iranian Government Must Be Toppled From Within
  33. October 2000: More MEK Attacks on Iranian Military Targets
  34. Early February 2005: Bush Accuses Company Linked to Malaysian Leader’s Son of Helping Nuclear Black Market
  35. December 2003: A. Q. Khan Denies Selling Nuclear Material to Iran
  36. Late 2002: Coalition for Democracy in Iran Formed; Advocates Regime Change
  37. Summer 2003: Pakistani Tries to Surreptitiously Buy Dual-Use Technology Used in Nuclear Detonators
  38. 2004: General Electric Uses Legal Loophole to Do $270 Million In Business With Iran
  39. Early 2005: US Sends MEK Teams, Kurds Into Iran to Hunt for Nuclear Installations
  40. Early April 2005: Runors Spread of Forced Relocation of Iranian Arabs
  41. 1952: Mosaddeq Nationalization of Iran’s Oil Industry Leads to Coup
  42. Summer 2004: Iranian Laptop Gives Disinformation about Iran’s Nuclear Program; US Uses Information to Accuse Iran of Having Active Nuclear Weapons Program
  43. Early April, 2007: US Raids on Irbil Targeted Iranian Military Commanders, Says Kurdish Leader
  44. 1994: Bolton Says UN Could Lose ‘Ten Stories’ Without Making a Difference
  45. March 2007: Norquist Criticizes Administration Push to Strike Iran
  46. June 2007: US Air Force Plans for Massive Three-Day Air Strike Against Iran
  47. Late August, 2007: US Planning ‘Massive Air Strikes’ Against Iran, Says Discredited Source
  48. Mid-2007: Cheney Reportedly Considers Asking Israel to Launch Attack on Iran
  49. 1996: Asian Countries Unite to Counter US Influence
  50. 1982: Iran Begins Importing Refined Petroleum