Background:

On January 3, US troops attacked the Iraqi Capital International Airport.The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, the assassination of Sulaimani

On January 6, the Iranian government said it was no longer bound by the nuclear agreement reached with the United States, China, Russia and other countries in 2015.As early as 2018, Trump unilaterally announced the withdrawal of the United States from the agreement.

On January 8, Iran fired several rockets at the US military and allied air base in Assad in Iraq.

• Iran said that Iran fired "15 missiles" at the US military, killing at least 80 US "terrorists" and injuring 200 others inside the US military's Assad base.

• The United States says the military has reported the damage assessment of the attack to Trump, saying that no Americans were killed or injured in the attack. Trump said Iran will never be allowed to have nuclear weapons during his presidency, but has no idea of escalating the war.

The above are the main timelines and major events of the US-Iraq conflict. The two sides were at loggerheads, but fortunately, there was a detente after Trump's speech. actually,Before the recent tensions, the United States and Iran had been hostile for decades.

The following is a timeline overview of iconic events in U.S.-Iraq relations since the mid-20th century. After reading it, perhaps we can better understand that "embracing peace" is a necessary or even inevitable choice.

Timeline

The following is an overview picture. It can be seen that the "love-hate entanglement" between the United States and Iraq began in the 1950s, and the "close interaction" focused on the two periods from 1980 to 1990 and from 2010 to the present.

Note: the red mark is an important event with turning point.

The international political situation is changing, there is no eternal enemy, there is no permanent friend, only their own strong is the right way!