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Overthrow of Mossadeq the prime minister.
US and British intelligence agencies orchestrate a coup to oust Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadeq. Making them the enemy's -
Iran held more than 52 men from the United States
Iran held more than 52 men from the United States The Iranians let them go after 444 days (1.25 years) that could lead to an embargo -
The US secretly ships weapon to Iran/
For Tehran’s help in freeing US hostages held by Hezbollah -
United States shot down passenger plane.
It killed everyone on board. The United States said they thought it was a war plane. Most of the passenger were Iranians heading to Mecca. -
United States tried to stop Iran's nuclear progam
With Iran's nuclear capability they could have easily blow up the Earth -
Obama tried to give billions of dollars to Iran
Obama wanted to send billions of dollars to Iran to help support nuclear energy. -
Iran and North Korea are allies
Iran and North Korea trade food and Nuclear Warheads to each other. -
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Vocab Terms
Vocab Terms: Embargo- a band on tried Nuclear-relating to the nucleus of an atom. Enemy-a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something Allies- a state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose, typically by treaty. Mossadegh Mohammad Mosaddegh, was an Iranian politician