Iran’s history of targeting Americans:
• 1979: U.S. Embassy Hostage Crisis in Tehran; 66 Americans held for 444 days by Iranian students backed by Khomeini.
• 1983: U.S. Embassy Bombing in Beirut; 17 Americans killed by Hezbollah precursor Islamic Jihad with Iranian support.
• 1983: Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing; 241 U.S. servicemen, primarily Marines, killed by Hezbollah truck bomb, backed by Iran’s IRGC.
• 1984: U.S. Embassy Annex Bombing in Beirut; 2 Americans killed by Hezbollah with Iranian backing.
• 1996: Khobar Towers Bombing in Saudi Arabia; 19 U.S. Airmen killed by Hezbollah Al-Hijaz with Iranian support.
• 1998: U.S. Embassy Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania; 12 Americans killed by Al Qaeda with Hezbollah/Iranian tactical support.
• 2001–2020: Attacks on U.S. Forces in Afghanistan; 30+ U.S. personnel killed/injured by Taliban/Al Qaeda with Iranian aid.
• 2003–2011: Attacks on U.S. Forces in Iraq; hundreds killed by Shia militias using Iranian-supplied EFPs.
• 2007: Karbala Provincial Headquarters Raid in Iraq; 5 U.S. soldiers killed by IRGC Quds Force operatives.
• 2019: Rocket Attack on K1 Air Base in Iraq; 1 U.S. contractor killed by Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah.
• 2020: Ballistic Missile Attack on Al-Asad Air Base in Iraq; 100+ U.S. personnel injured by direct Iranian missile strike.