1980 In January, Abolhassan Bani-Sadr is elected president of
Iran; he hints at a solution to the heightening U.S. hostage
crisis, but little progress is made; in April, President Jimmy
Carter authorizes a secret military operation to attempt to
free the American hostages; it ends in disastrous failure; in
September, Iran is attacked by neighboring Iraq
1981 In January, the American hostages are released; in June,
Bani-Sadr is ousted from office with Khomeini’s consent
1988 A cease-fire is arranged in the Iran-Iraq War
1989 Khomeini orders the assassination of controversial author
Salman Rushdie; on June 4, Khomeini dies94
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