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Obama gives Iran billions of dollars! Here are 12 specific instances that could have provoked any reasonable nation to decisive action: Iran Hostage Crisis (Nov. 4, 1979 – Jan. 20, 1981) Iranian militants, with regime backing, seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, holding 52 Americans for 444 days. Hostages endured beatings, mock executions, blindfolding, isolation, and psychological torture. U.S. Embassy Bombing in Beirut (April 18, 1983) Iran-backed Islamic Jihad (Hezbollah precursor) suicide truck bomb killed 17 Americans (diplomats and CIA officers) and wounded dozens more at the U.S. Embassy. Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing (Oct. 23, 1983) Iran-directed Hezbollah suicide truck bomb killed 241 U.S. Marines and wounded over 100 others. Kidnapping and Murder of CIA Station Chief William Buckley (March 1984 – 1985) Iran-backed Hezbollah kidnapped, tortured for over a year, and murdered U.S. CIA Beirut station chief William Buckley. Hijacking of Kuwait Airways Flight 221 (December 1984) Hezbollah terrorists hijacked the flight to Tehran and executed two American passengers in cold blood. 1983–1984 Series of Kidnappings and Killings in Lebanon: Iran-backed groups kidnapped and tortured multiple Americans; several were murdered, including Marine Col. William Higgins (1988). USS Cole Bombing (October 12, 2000) Iran provided material support, training, and logistics to al-Qaeda operatives (via Hezbollah networks in the Gulf region, per 2015 U.S. federal court ruling in victim lawsuits), enabling the suicide boat attack in Yemen that killed 17 U.S. sailors and wounded 39 more. 2003–2011 Iraq War: EFPs and Proxy Attacks: Iran supplied and directed Shiite militias using Iranian explosively formed penetrators, killing at least 603 U.S. troops and causing severe injuries. January 2020 Ballistic Missile Attack on Ain al-Asad Base: Iran directly fired ballistic missiles at U.S. forces in Iraq, inflicting traumatic brain injuries on over 100 American troops. Jan. 28, 2024, Drone Attack on Tower 22, Jordan: Iran-backed Kataib Hezbollah drone strike killed 3 U.S. soldiers and wounded over 40 others. Ongoing Proxy Rocket/Drone Attacks (2021–2025, escalating post-2023) Iran-backed militias launched hundreds of attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan, killing and wounding American troops while issuing explicit threats to overrun U.S. positions. Ongoing Refusal to Curb Nuclear Program (escalating through 2026) Iran repeatedly rejected U.S. and international demands to halt uranium enrichment to near-weapons-grade levels and dismantle key infrastructure, openly advancing a program U.S. intelligence assesses is directed at developing a deliverable nuclear warhead for its ballistic missiles. This created an explicit existential threat to American forces, allies, and the homeland – directly prompting the U.S./Israeli decision for preemptive military action in late February 2026. https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2026/03/03/irans-body-count-1200-americans-dead-it-was-time-to-strike-n4950185