Note that most Western media accounts of tensions between USA-UK and Iran take the events of 1979 (called "the hostage crisis") as their starting point. President Barak Obama did the same by talking about a three decade long conflict between Iran and the USA. These are examples of the USA and its allies and their media looking at the world through American (specifically USA) eyes.
Year | Acts Committed by USA-UK on Iran | Acts Committed by Iran on USA-UK |
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1920s and 1930s | UK control of Iran's oil. UK pressure on the king of Iran to exclude other powers from development. |
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1941-1942 | UK, USA and Russia occupy Iran and exile the king, placing his son on the throne. | |
1945 | Departure of foreign troops but no compensation as previously promised. | |
1953 | UK and USA remove democratically elected government and replace with dictator (The Shah of Iran). | |
1957 | USA sets up and trains Shah's secret police, SAVAK. | |
1979 | Iran overthrows the Shah who flees to the USA. After the USA refuses to return the Shah, Iran takes 52 USA embassy staff hostage for 444 days. |
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1980 | USA and UK arm Iraq when it invades Iran. USA fails to back UN condemnation of invasion. |
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1987 | USA seizes Iranian ship in international waters. | |
1988 | USA bombs oil facilities in Iran. USA warship shoots down Iranian passenger plane killing 286 people. |
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1995 | USA imposes sanctions on Iran. | |
2002 | USA threatens Iran with regime change. | |
2007 | USA takes 5 Iranian diplomats hostage in Iraq. (Jan 2007 - ?) | |
2007 | Iran takes 15 UK sailors hostage for 13 days. | |
2007 | USA takes Iranian power station workers hostage in Iraq. (Aug 2007 - ?) USA threatens Iran with military action. USA imposes sanctions on Iran's military. | |
2009 | USA offers hand of friendship to Iran to make up for break in relations since 1979 - ignoring events before then. | Iran is skeptical of USA intentions. |
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