Persian Gulf crisis (2019–present)

May 5, 2019 – January 12, 2020

Tensions between Iran and the United States rose after attacks on oil tankers and Saudi oil plants and the downing of a US drone. The US killed General Qasem Soleimani in January 2020, and Iran fired missiles at US bases in Iraq.

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Battles and events 6

2019

December 2019 United States airstrikes in Iraq and Syria Syria

September 14, 2019

Abqaiq–Khurais attack

December 31, 2019 – January 1, 2020

Attack on the United States embassy in Baghdad Embassy of the United States, Baghdad

January 3, 2020

Assassination of Qasem Soleimani Baghdad Airport Road

January 8, 2020

Operation Martyr Soleimani Al Asad Airbase

January 8, 2020

Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 Tehran Province