On August 2, 2026, President Trump announced he was suspending a newly planned wave of US strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure, citing progress toward a de…
A CIA/MI6-backed operation removed Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh from power after he nationalized Iran's oil industry, consolidating authority around the Shah. Irani…
The Iranian Revolution ended the Shah's rule and established the Islamic Republic. Students then stormed the US Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 Americans hostage for 444 d…
After an Iranian mine damaged the USS Samuel B. Roberts during the Iran-Iraq War's 'Tanker War' phase, US forces sank or damaged several Iranian vessels in a single day.…
Iran and the P5+1 signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, capping enrichment and centrifuge counts in exchange for sanctions relief and expanded IAEA monitoring.…
President Trump announced US withdrawal from the JCPOA, reimposing sanctions and launching a 'maximum pressure' campaign. Iran gradually increased enrichment in the year…
A US drone strike near Baghdad airport killed Qassem Soleimani, commander of the IRGC's Quds Force. Iran retaliated with missile strikes on US forces in Iraq days later,…
Following a shorter June 2025 conflict in which Israel and the US struck Iranian nuclear and military sites and Iran retaliated, a US- and Qatar-mediated ceasefire took…
As the ceasefire expired and nuclear talks collapsed, the US and Israel launched a coordinated campaign — Operation Epic Fury and Lion's Roar — striking Iranian military…
After a partial April ceasefire and Islamabad talks, President Trump, Iran's President Pezeshkian and Pakistan's PM Sharif signed a 14-point framework ending strikes 'on…
President Trump posted on Truth Social that he was cancelling a newly planned large-scale strike on Iran's energy infrastructure, citing progress toward a deal after Ira…
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