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TwitThis1946: President Harry Truman is lauded for forcing Russians out of Iran.
1953: CIA overthrows Iran's leader, putting Shah back on throne.
1964: Khomeini emerges as voice against U.S. military presence in Iran.
1973: Shah jacks up oil prices, quadrupling Iran's revenues.
1979: Hard-line clerics come to power.
1979: U.S. embassy personnel taken hostage in Tehran; crisis cripples Carter Presidency.
1980-88: United States gives Iraq economic aid in its war with Iran.
1986: Iran-contra scandal envelops Reagan Presidency.
1996: Iran blows up Khobar Towers; 19 U.S. airmen killed.
1997: Iran's reformist leader, Khatami, tries to open "dialogue" with West; hard-liners resist.
2001: Iran cooperates with America to defeat the Taliban, a Sunni foe, in Afghanistan.
2003: U.N. nuclear watchdog agency IAEA confirms Iran is enriching uranium.
2006: Iran's new president, Ahmadinejad, dismisses threat of U.N. sanctions, and vows to pursue nuclear program as an "absolute right."
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