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SOLEIMANI: The U.S. killed Iranian Gen. Qasem by airstrike Jan. 3. COURTESY | DEFENSE ONE
TION ABROAD: Soleimani was riding in a car at the time of the airstrike. The above photo at was left of that car after the attack. COURTESY | WALL STREET JOURNAL
PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Following attacks on U.S embassies, President Trump ordered the assassination of Gen. Soleimani. COURTESY | ABC7
1953 - The United States helps fuel a coup that replaces Iran’s Mossadegh with an appointed Shah, sparking tensions between the U.S. and Iranians. 1957 - The U.S. signs an agreement with Iran to develop its nuclear programs, which took off in the ‘70s. 1979-81 - Following the Iranian Revolution against the Shah, who was in the U.S. at the time. Students storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, holding hostages for 444 days total. The U.S then cuts all diplomatic ties with Iran. 1984 - Under President Ronald Reagan, the U.S. cites Iran as a sponsor of terrorism, which it’s still labeled as today. 1988 - The U.S. shoots down an Iranian passenger plane, killing 290 people on board. 2003 - Iran’s nuclear program falls in U.S. crosshairs, which is stunted briefly. 2013 - Under President Barack Obama, the US and five other nations sign the Iran Nuclear Deal, stunting their nuclear development program. 2018 - President Donald Trump pulls the U.S. out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, which Iran slowly sides less with in 2019. 2020 - The U.S. kills Gen. Qasem Soleimani in an airstrike, prompting Iranian officials to call in days of mourning and swearing revenge. The downing of a Ukrainian passenger flight by Iran attracts international attention, including the eyes of President Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.