Relations between Iran and the United States started long back in the nineteenth
century that was introduced by the shah of Iran during then Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
He perceived the US as one of the most trustworthy foreign power which led him to select
the American and Morgan Shuster Arthur Millspaugh as their treasure general also.
The relationship continued to be positive even after the Second World War
II but it was then when the Islamic religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini
inspired the people of Iran including the students to raise their voice
against the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was backed by the US government.
Numerous incidents took place one by one such as Iranian Revolution, hostage
crisis etc. which can better explain the relationship between Iran and USA.
Here we have explained that part in details.
So, have a read to know more about the Iran and USA conflict.
1979 Iranian Revolution
1979 Iranian revolution is a great incident in the
history of world which has shaken the whole world.
The Islamic people along with the revolutionary
students feared the power of US government
and they planned of throw the then Prime Minister
Shah, who was backed by the US government.
Numerous demonstrations, strikes etc. took place almost everyday and
finally on 16th January, 1979, Iran was announced as an Islamic republic.
Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was thrown out of Iran
and he was replaced by Ayatollah Khomeini.
This supreme leader returned from exile after
long time and took the power of Iran in hand.
During then Shah was suffering from cancer and he requested to enter into the US.
Initially his request was dismissed by the American Embassy in Tehran but later on the
President Carter allowed his entry in the US which led to another incident once again.
US Embassy Hostage crisis
As Shah was allowed an entry to the US, it created angered among the
Islamic supported people and they attacked the American Embassy in Tehran.
Almost 52 Americans were taken as hostage by
them and they were released after 444 days.
This incident was opposed by the then interim Iranian
government Mehdi Bazargan and he resigned soon.
The American military performed a rescue operation but it failed
completely and led to the death of eight American militants.
Finally on January 19th, 1980, the Algiers Accords in Algeria
was signed and the hostage was released on 20th January.
Iran-Contra Affair
As the hostages were free, it amazed the President Ronald Reagan and he was
secretly shipping weapon to Iran to improve the relation between the two countries.
It is said that this shipping of weapon is an exchange for hostage.
But this was actually against the rule of US government as the
profits made were allegedly channelled to rebel Nicaragua.
It created a political crisis in the US and Ronald
Reagan denied of sending any weapons to Iran.
Anyways, later he confirmed that he sent weapons to Iran
but it was not an exchange of the American hostages.
1988: shot down of The Iran Air Flight 655
On 3rd July, 1988, a US missile cruiser USS Vincennes shot down
an Iranian air flight ending 290 lives including 66 children.
It was a commercial flight that had people from six
nations while the number of people from Iran was more.
The US government explained that this was a warplane which was outside
the civilian corridor and did not respond to the radio calls.
They also regretted this incident but never apologize to the Iranian Government.
It angered the Iranian government once again and they stated
that this attack was intentional and a complete unlawful act.
Even though the US government stated that this flight was mistaken for
a fighter jet but Iranian government refused all these explanation.
Khatami Presidency
In 1998, January, Khatami was elected as the
nest president of Iran who was a reformist.
He immediately called for a dialogue of civilization which was
intended to rejuvenate the relation between Iran and the US.
He stated that the there are loads of similarities between these two countries
and went to further state the similarities of their quest for freedom.
The American president responded positively to
this and it resulted in a freer travel between
the two countries while the American embargo of
Iranian pistachios and carpets were put an end.
September 11 Attack
September 11 attack is another memorable incident in
the world history that took so many lives of American.
On the anniversary day of September 11, president Khatami met the British
Foreign secretary Jack Saw to convey their sad feelings for the Americans
that for the terrorist attack in New York and Washington on September 11.
Axis of Evil Speech
Just 4 months after the 9/11 incident, on 29th
January, 2002, Bush, the then US president
gave an axis of evil speech where he poked Iran along with Iraq and South Korea
as the Axis of Evil and also stated that these
are the countries to gave birth of terrorism.
This speech was condemned by many including the reformists and
conservatives while it outraged the Iranian governments as well.
2002: Iran’s nuclear program
US alleged that Iran is developing nuclear weapon
and stated that nuclear armed Iran is not at all
accepted, but Iran stated that this nuclear weapon
are only for the sake of generating electricity.
Anyways the official denied that fact and by 2006 the American and European noted
that Iran became so powerful that they have enough to create 10 atomic bombs.
So, it was the time to conduct for a security council of act.
2013: Rouhani-Obama phone call
After a long gap of 30 years conversation happened
between the America and Iran government in 2013.
Iran president Hassan Rouhani and Barrack Obama expressed their
will to end the dispute that was due to the nuclear program.
As of now, the two countries are in good touch
since 2013 and they even planned a talk on Iraq.
Military support to Iraq's Shia-led government was considered by both the
countries and they are also talking frequently on the nuclear issue.