*"how many countries in the last 200 years has iran attacked?"*
Hundreds, under the guise of Hezbollah and Hamas. On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 2:41 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> Visit Your Group >> <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmMG12aXQ1BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0NTM0MDg1MjI-> >> >> >> [image: Yahoo! 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