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Soviet troops intervened in support of the rebels on August 24, , which prevented Iranian troops from suppressing the rebellion. Government troops suppressed the rebellion in Mazandaran province in September Prime Minister Sadr resigned in October , and Ibrahim Hakimi formed a government as prime minister in October Conflict Phase November 16, December 13, : The DPA rebelled against the against the government in Azerbaijan province on November 16, , and Soviet troops intervened against government troops near Qazvin on November 21, Britain, the Soviet Union, and the U.

Prime Minister Hakimi resigned on January 20, , and Ahmad Qavam formed a government as prime minister on January 26, Government and Soviet representatives agreed on the withdrawal of Soviet troops on April 4, Soviet troops completed their withdrawal from northern Iran on May 9, Government and Azerbaijan representatives signed an agreement in Tariz on June 13, , which provided for partial provincial autonomy for Azerbaijan.

Prime Minister Qavam formed a coalition government on August 1, , which included three representatives of the Tudeh Party. Nasser Khan Qashqai of the Qashqai tribe led a rebellion against the government in Fars province beginning on September 21, Representatives of the government and Qashqai tribe signed a peace agreement on October 16, Prime Minister Qavam formed a government on October 19, , which excluded the three representatives of the Tudeh Party.

Some 15, government troops entered Azerbaijan province on December 10, , and occupied Tabiz on December 13, Some 2, individuals were killed during the conflict. The US agreed to provide military assistance to the government on June 20, , and the U. The parliament nullified the oil agreement with the Soviet Union on October 22, Prime Minister Qavam resigned on December 10, , and Ibrahim Hakimi formed a government as prime minister on December 28, On May 9, , the Majlis revised the constitution to give the Shah the power to dissolve the Majlis.

Five individuals were killed in political violence in Tehran on March 28, , and the government imposed martial law in Tehran on March 30, Prime Minister Mossadegh resigned on July 16, , and Ahmad Ghavam formed a government as prime minister on July 17, Some individuals were killed in political violence on July , Mohammad Mossadegh was re-appointed as prime minister on July 22, Prime Minister Mossadegh was granted dictatorial powers for six months by the Majlis on August 11, Three individuals were killed in political violence in Tehran and Qum on January , Four individuals were killed in political violence in Tehran on March , Prime Minister Mossadegh was deposed in a rebellion supported by the Shah and funded by the US Central Intelligence Agency on August 19, , resulting in the deaths of individuals.

Iranian government troops and police fired on demonstrators in Tehran on November 12, , resulting in the deaths of two supporters of former Prime Minister Mossadegh. The Shah dissolved the Majlis on December 19, Anti-government demonstrations broke out on February 2, , but the demonstrations were suppressed by police.

Parliamentary elections were held in March Prime Minister Eghbal ended martial on April 5, Some individuals were killed in political violence between December and April Post-Crisis Phase April 6, June 4, : Parliamentary elections were held in July and August , but the Shah nullified the results of the elections on September 1, Prime Minister Eghbal resigned on August 29, , and Khosrow Hedayat formed a government as prime minister on August 31, Parliamentary elections were held in January The Shah dissolved the parliament on May 9, Prime Minister Assadollah Alam announced forthcoming parliamentary elections on April 23, Some individuals were killed after government police were ordered to suppress the demonstrations.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a leading mullah, was exiled to Iraq following the demonstrations. Prime Minister Ali Mansur was assassinated by an Islamic fundamentalist on January 21, , and Abbas Hoveida formed a government as prime minister on January 27, The Mardom Party won 30 seats in the Chamber of Deputies.

Five individuals were executed by the government for subversion in the Kurdistan region on January 5, , and two individuals were executed by the government on January 11, Some 56 individuals were executed by the government between January and January One U.

Mohammad Reza Shah dissolved the two-party political system, and banned opposition political parties on March 2, Two US military advisors were killed by left-wing terrorists on May 21, Six individuals were killed during anti-government demonstrations in Qum in southern Iran on January 9, Nine individuals were killed during anti-government demonstrations in Tabriz on February , , and twelve individuals were killed by government police in Tabriz on February 23, Some 35 individuals were killed in political violence in Yazd and Jahrom on March April 2, Some 50 individuals were killed in political violence in Tehran and other cities on May , Some , individuals demonstrated against the government in Tehran on September 7, , and the government imposed martial law in Tehran on September 8, Government troops suppressed anti-government demonstrations in Tehran on September 8, , resulting in the deaths of some individuals.

Some 1, individuals were killed during the crisis. A number of senior opposition figures are accused of conspiring with foreign powers to organise unrest and are put on trial.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says there is no proof that opposition leaders blamed for the post-election unrest were agents of foreign powers. The country test-fires a series of medium- and longer-range missiles that put Israel and US bases in the Gulf within potential striking range. Iran accuses Israel and the US of infecting its system. Riot police attack about currency traders outside the Central Bank. The deal gives UN nuclear inspectors extensive but not automatic access to Iranian sites.

Crowd sets Saudi embassy alight. International economic sanctions on Iran lifted after UN says satisfied with progress on fulfilling nuclear agreement. President Rouhani embarks on the first European state visit of an Iranian president for 16 years. Islamic State group claims responsibility. Iran in turn warns that it will begin increasing its uranium enrichment capacity if the deal collapses as a result of the US move.

An Arab nationalist organisation and the Islamic State jihadist group both claim responsibility for the attack, in which 25 people were killed. The controversial deal—and the ensuing political Other nations that were among the earliest to make a formal diplomatic alliance with Faced with an army mutiny and violent demonstrations against his rule, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, the leader of Iran since , is forced to flee the country.

Fourteen days later, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the spiritual leader of the Islamic revolution, returned after In the Persian Gulf, the U. Navy cruiser Vincennes shoots down an Iranian passenger jet that it mistakes for a hostile Iranian fighter aircraft. Allegations that Iran supports terrorism and a belief that it is developing nuclear weapons has led to further isolation in recent years. Iran is one of the oldest nations in the world, with a history dating back tens of thousands of years.

The country's first great city, Susa, was built on the central plateau around B. In B. The empire eventually extended from the Mediterranean Sea to what is now Pakistan, but it was conquered by the Greeks in B. Around B. The Sassanids came into power in A. In , the kings, or shahs, of the Safavid Empire began their reign. In the late 18th century, foreign powers, including Russia and Britain, took control of parts of Persia. In , a Persian army officer named Reza Khan took control and sought to end outside influence.

In , he renamed the country Iran. His son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, became shah in In , many Iranians who felt Pahlavi was corrupt forced him to flee, ending the reign of the shahs in Iran.