Before Iran was America's enemy, it was America's biggest weapons customer. The US sold the Shah billions in advanced fighter jets, destroyers, missiles, and surveillance aircraft — including the F-14 Tomcat, the most powerful interceptor ever built, a jet so exclusive that only the US Navy was allowed to fly it. American technicians flooded into Iranian cities by the thousands. CIA officers trained Iran's secret police. And Nixon personally signed a blank check allowing the Shah to buy any weapon he wanted, no questions asked.

Then, in 1979, a revolution swept the Shah from power — and every last piece of that American military hardware fell into the hands of a government that considered the United States to be the Great Satan.

This is the story of how America armed Iran, how those weapons were turned against American interests, and how the consequences of that decision are still shaping the Middle East today. From the 1953 CIA coup that started it all, to the hostage crisis that ended the alliance, to the nuclear program that America itself helped create — this is a chapter of history that explains more about the current US-Iran standoff than anything you'll hear on the news.

Sources and references used in this video include declassified State Department documents, Brookings Institution research, the National Security Archive at George Washington University, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) arms transfer data, and reporting from NPR, the National Interest, and the Office of the Historian.

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This episode covers the colonial years, the loss of local power, and how oil changed life in the delta. We look at Isaac Boro’s 1966 uprising, the Kaiama Declaration in 1998, the Odi attack in 1999, the rise of armed groups in the 2000s, and the 2009 amnesty. We also touch on politics and the push for fairness today.If you are Izon or from the Niger Delta, please watch to the end. Tell us what we got right. Tell us what we missed. Share names, dates, and family stories we should add.New history videos every Saturday.Watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/kpdawQzxYAc?s....i=LYA-HBFJF-6Gj16_So and further reading belowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....Ijaw_peoplehttps://e like, comment, share, and subscribe if this helped you learn something.#ijawhistory #nigerdelta #nigeriahistory

3,000 YEARS OF IZON HISTORY Nigeria’s First People of the Niger DeltaIn this video, we travel from the earliest days of the Izon people with archaeological finds, oral traditions, and ancient city-states like Agadagba-bou and Isoma-bou — to their meeting with Europeans, rise as trading powers, and bold resistance against colonial rule.If you are Izon or from the Niger Delta, please watch through to the end and share your voice: Did we get it right? Do you have stories or corrections we should include?🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications — new history episodes every Saturday.▶ Part 2 will explore colonial rule, Isaac Boro’s revolt, modern struggles, and how the Izon fight for justice today.📚 Sources and Further Readinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....Ijaw_peoplehttps://e #nigerdelta #nigeriahistory

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The 20,000 year journey of the Izon people starts here.Where did the Izon come from? For centuries, this question has haunted historians of West Africa. This documentary traces the complete origin story of the Izon nation from the Last Glacial Maximum 20,000 years ago, through the Green Sahara (African Humid Period) of 5000 BCE, to the rise and fall of their first city-state Agadagba-bou in the Niger Delta.Follow IJO, the ancestral father of the Izon, as climate change forces his people on an epic migration: from Nile Valley to Lake Chad down to the Middle Niger then Ile-Ife to Benin and finally the Niger Delta. Discover the ORU/Horu, the aboriginal Izon settlers of Ife who lived among other ancient groups before political unrest pushed them south to found the first undisputed Izon homeland on Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State.This is the untold story of how the African Humid Period created and destroyed civilizations. A story of survival, identity, and the forgotten kingdoms of ancient Nigeria.CHAPTERS:00:00 The Question: Where Did The Izon Come From? Mythology 05:04 The Question: Where Did The Izon Come From? Archaeological perspective 08:23 Last Glacial Maximum: Proto-Ijoid in the Nile Valley09:03 The Bølling Allerød: Proto-Ijoid in the Nile Valley09:20 African Humid Period: The Green Sahara Migration10:26 Lake Chad, Lake Mega Chad & Middle Niger: 5000-2000 BCE10:55 End of the African Humid period 12:50 Ile-Ife & Benin: The ORU Aboriginals13:20 Political Unrest: The Exodus South13:38 Agadagba-bou: First Izon City-State in the Niger Delta14:00 Collapse & Legacy: What Happened Next#izonhistory #nigerdelta #africanhistory #greensahara #nigerianhistory #ancientafrica #ileife #beninempire #agadagbabou #ijo #oru #lastglacialmaximum #africanhumidperiod #wilberforceisland #bayelsa

The Origin of the Izon people: From Kemet to the Niger Delta

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