Iran's notorious record --- how many countries in the last 200 years has iran attacked? the USA has attacked countless countries, including iran.
On Thursday, January 21, 2016 at 3:03:30 PM UTC-6, Travis wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/868151 > Iran's notorious record > > Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated on Tuesday that since > the Iranian revolution in 1979, Iran has established a record of spreading > sedition, unrest and chaos in the region in an effort to undermine the > region’s security and stability, and in complete disregard for > international law, agreements, treaties, and moral principles. During the > same period, the Kingdom has maintained a policy of restraint in spite of > having suffered from the consequences of Iran’s continued aggressive > policies. — SPA > > 1982 > •96 foreigners kidnapped in Lebanon, including 25 Americans, in what is > known as “the hostage crisis,†which lasted for10 years. Most of > kidnappings were carried out by Hezbollah and other Iranian-backed groups. > > 1983 > •Hezbollah bombs US Embassy in Beirut, killing 63 people. > > •Ismail Askari, an Iranian national, carries out a suicide bombing at > the US Marine Corps barracks in Beirut, killing 241 American servicemen. > > •Hezbollah sends a suicide truck bomber to the French Army barracks in > Beirut, killing 64 French civilian and military personnel. > > •Members of Hezbollah and Hezbut Dawa carry out a number of attacks, > including attacks on the US and French embassies in Kuwait, an oil > refinery, and a residential neighborhood, resulting in the deaths > of five people. > > •Iran attacks Kuwaiti oil tankers in the Gulf. Subsequently, Kuwait > tankers are reflagged as American and provided escort > by US warships. > > 1984 > •Hezbollah attacks US Embassy annex in east Beirut, resulting in 24 > deaths. > > 1985 > •Several Gulf soldiers and citizens are killed when an attempt is made > to bomb the motorcade of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. > > •Iranian regime masterminds the hijacking of TWA flight; 39 American > passengers are held captive for weeks. > > 1986 > •Iran asks its pilgrims to carry out riots during Haj, which results in > a stampede and the deaths of 300 people. > > 1987 > •Hezbollah Al-Hejaz sets fire to an oil facility in Ras Tanura on the > east coast of Saudi Arabia. > > •The pro-Iranian organization attacks Saudi Petrochemical Company > (SADAF) facility in Jubail, in eastern Saudi Arabia. > •Iranians murder Saudi diplomat Mosaed Al-Ghamdi in Tehran. > > •Saudi Arabia foils attempts by Iranian pilgrims to smuggle explosives > into the Kingdom. > > •Saudi Embassy in Tehran attacked and Saudi diplomat Reza Abdul Mohsen > Al-Nozha is assaulted and taken by Iranian Revolutionary Guards. He is > released following negotiations between Saudi Arabia and Iran. > 1989 > •Iran assassinates Iranian Kurdistan Democratic Party leader Abdul > Rahman Ghassemlou and his deputy Abdullah Azar in Vienna. > > •Iranian regime kidnaps and kills a number of American diplomats in > Lebanon. > > 1990 > •Iranian regime is involved in the assassination in Thailand of Saudi > diplomats Abdullah Al-Malki, Abdullah Al-Bassri, Fahad Al-Bahli and Ahmed > Al-Saif (between 1989 and 1990). > > 1991 > •Iranian Revolutionary Guards murder Shapour Bakhtiar, the last Prime > Minister of Iran under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in France. > > 1992 > •Iran assassinates Kurdistan Democratic Party Secretary-General Sadegh > Sharafkandi, his assistants Fattah Abdoulie, Homayoun Ardalan and Nuri > Dechrda, in Berlin. > > •Iranian regime is involved in the bombing of Mykonos restaurant in > Berlin. The German Federal Prosecutor issues an arrest warrant against > Iran’s Minister of Intelligence Ali Fallahian for planning and > supervising the restaurant bombing. > > 1994 > •Iran is involved in Buenos Aires bombings in 1994, which result in the > deaths of 85 people. (In 2003, British police arrested Hade Pour > Soleimanpour, Iran’s former ambassador to Argentina, for conspiring to > carry out the attack.) > > •Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a press release stating > that four Iranian diplomats were involved in a covert operation at Simon > Bolivar International Airport in Caracas that was aimed at forcing Iranian > refugees to return to their country. > > 1996 > •Iran is involved in the Alkhobar bombings in 1996, which is carried out > by the pro-Iranian organization Hezbollah Al-Hijaz, resulting in the deaths > of 120 people, including 19 Americans. Iran provided protection to the > offenders, including Ahmed Al-Moghassil, a Saudi citizen who was arrested > in Lebanon in 2015 carrying an Iranian passport. The terrorist attacks were > directed by the Iranian military attache in Bahrain. The perpetrators were > trained in both Lebanon and Iran. The explosives were smuggled from Lebanon > to Saudi Arabia by Hezbollah. > > 2001 > •Iran provides a safe haven for a number of Al-Qaeda leaders since 2001, > including Saad bin Laden, Saif Al-Adel and others after Sept. 11, 2001. It > refuses to hand Al-Qaeda leaders over to Saudi Arabia despite the > Kingdom’s continuous requests. > > •Iran is involved in the bombings of three residential compounds in > Riyadh in 2003, which killed many Saudi citizens and foreign residents, > including Americans, at the instruction of one of the Al-Qaeda leaders in > Iran. > > 2003 > •Bahrain arrests members of a new terrorist cell that was receiving > support from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah in Lebanon, > Kuwait and the UAE. > > •Iranian regime supports Shiite elements in Iraq by forming political > parties and militias loyal to Iran. These activities result in the deaths > of some 4,400 US service members and tens of thousands of civilians, > particularly Sunni Arabs. Former US Ambassador to Iraq James Jeffrey said > that the Americans who died were killed in operations carried out by groups > backed directly by Iran. > > 2006 > •Washington says Iran supports the Taliban against US forces in > Afghanistan and that it has armed groups different ethnic and sectarian > groups to strike the US near Iran’s borders. It says that the Iranian > regime has offered a reward of $1,000 for every American soldier killed in > Afghanistan. > > 2007 > •US Senate passes a resolution calling the Iranian Revolutionary Guards > a terrorist organization. > > 2011 > •Iran is involved in the assassination of Saudi diplomat Hassan > Al-Qahtani in Karachi. > > •US foils an attempt to assassinate the Saudi ambassador to the US and > proves the involvement of the Iranian regime. The criminal complaint > unveiled in the federal court in New York identifies two people involved in > the plot: Mansour Arbabsear, who is arrested and imprisoned for 25 years, > and Gholam Shakuri, an officer in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, who is > currently in Iran and wanted by the US judiciary. > > 2012 > •Hackers from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard carry out cyber-attacks > against oil and gas companies in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf. US Defense > Secretary Leon Panetta describes the cyber-attacks as among the most > destructive in the private sector. President Obama’s administration says > it is aware that this is the work of the Iranian government. > > •A plot to assassinate US officials and diplomats in Baku, the capital > of Azerbaijan, is discovered. A Shiite group in Azerbaijan, backed by Iran > and working under the instructions of the Revolutionary Guard, is behind > the plot. > > 2016 > •Kuwaiti criminal court sentences two members to death. One has Iranian > citizenship. They are charged with carrying out acts that jeopardize the > unity and security of Kuwait, and with actively collaborating with Iran and > Hezbollah to carry out acts of hostility. > > •Iran admits officially through the commander of the Iranian > Revolutionary Guards, Mohammad Ali Jafari, that it has 200,000 Iranian > fighters outside the country — in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and > Yemen. > > •Iranian regime refuses to protect Saudi diplomatic facilities in Tehran > and Mashhad. > > > > > > > __._,_.___ > ------------------------------ > Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected] <javascript:>> > ------------------------------ > > > Visit Your Group > <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMG12aXQ1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NTM0MDg1MjI-> > > > > [image: Yahoo! 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