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Nuclear Progam of Iran
Nuclear Program of Iran was lanched in the 1950s with the help of the US. The building of a uranium mine, a nuclear reactor, uranium prossesing faclities, and a uranium enrichment plant were the first part of the program Nuclear Program of Iran -
Islamic Revolution
The Islamic revolution which toppled the Shahh of Iran stopped the US involment in the nuclear program of Iran. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iranian_Revolution -
Soviet Troops Enter Afghanistan
Soviet troops enter the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. War is between USSR and anti-communist grueillas -
Iraq-Iran War
The US supported Iraq in the Iraq-Iran War -
Iran-Contra affair
US to "Contra" guerilla (Iran) -
Iraq invades Kuwait
Iraq invades Kuwait for oil. -
WMD
US thought there was weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. -
9-11
Osama bin Laden has been reportedly hiding in Afghanistan since this day. -
Invasion of Iraq
US invades Iraq.
