Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution when the American-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown and replaced by an Islamic Republic led by Ayatollah Khomeini, the government of Iran has been accused by United States, Israel and some European countries, of funding, providing equipment, weapons, training and giving sanctuary to terrorists. The United States State Department lists Iran as the “most active state sponsor of terrorism.

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  • Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution when the American-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown and replaced by an Islamic Republic led by Ayatollah Khomeini, the government of Iran has been accused by United States, Israel and some European countries, of funding, providing equipment, weapons, training and giving sanctuary to terrorists. The United States State Department lists Iran as the “most active state sponsor of terrorism. ” Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice elaborated stating, “Iran has been the country that has been in many ways a kind of central banker for terrorism in important regions like Lebanon through Hezbollah in the Middle East, in the Palestinian Territories, and we have deep concerns about what Iran is doing in the south of Iraq. ” U.S. and British officials have also accused Iran of arming the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan. Iraqi prime minister Nouri Maliki has praised Iran for its positive and constructive stance on Iraq, including providing security and fighting terrorism. Afghan President Hamid Karzai has praised Iran, saying "we have had, very good, very close relations... so far, Iran has been a helper and a solution". In response to the U.S. claims, Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei has accused the US of using the issue of terrorism as a pretext for "hegemonistic plans... to dominate and control the wealth and vital resources of other nations". Iran has rejected all allegations and instead accused United States and Israel of being state sponsors of terrorism.
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  • November 2008
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  • March 2009
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  • November 2008
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  • November 2007
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  • Since the 1979 Iranian Revolution when the American-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was overthrown and replaced by an Islamic Republic led by Ayatollah Khomeini, the government of Iran has been accused by United States, Israel and some European countries, of funding, providing equipment, weapons, training and giving sanctuary to terrorists. The United States State Department lists Iran as the “most active state sponsor of terrorism.
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  • Iran and state terrorism
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