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[MCU] Can Ironman not being in winter soldier be explained by the fact that he destroyed his suits in ironman 3?
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The events of Winter Soldier mostly happened over a few days. The only point where Tony would have been involved was potentially when SHIELD began the manhunt for Steve, but its unlikely that the corrupt SHIELD leadership wanted to get any of the other Avengers involved as it increases the chance of discovery and could potentially give Steve more allies to fight against them. Tony likely saw what happened in the news after the helicarriers were destroyed, got confirmation from Steve what went down, and decided to sit this one out in order to keep Pepper happy since it appeared Steve/Nat/Nick had it handled.