Five years ago, I was escorting a nuclear engineer out of Iran.Natasha Romanoff to Steve Rogers
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and historically known as Persia, and is a country in western Asia.
History
Iranian Revolution
In 1979, the Iranian Revolution occurred, secretly orchested by HYDRA.[1] The revolution prompted Hamid Madani and his wife Farah to leave Iran and relocate to New York City.[2]
S.H.I.E.L.D. Mission
Somebody shot out my tires near Odesa. We lost control, went straight over a cliff. I pulled us out. But the Winter Soldier was there. I was covering my engineer, so he shot him... straight through me.Natasha Romanoff to Steve Rogers
Black Widow was tasked by S.H.I.E.L.D. to escort a nuclear engineer out of Iran. However, they was attacked by Winter Soldier near Odesa who managed to assassinate the engineer.[1]
Battle Armor Prototype
Iran, along with many other nations on Earth, tried to develop a suit similar to the Iron Man Armor. However, they failed, as the prototype suit designed by Iranian engineers could not work properly.[3]
Jericho Bootleg
The Iranian Government deployed a VAJA operative under the identity of Mohammed Yavari to purchase missing bootleg Stark Tech from Hammer Industries that Mikhail Fjodorov and Starodoub managed to obtain. Yavari introduced himself as the owner of a series of Internet cafes in Tehran and attempted to buy the Jericho missiles, however, the deal was interrupted by S.H.I.E.L.D.[4]
