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Many Americans only know the history of anger and tension with Iran. But an archaeologist who has spent 45 years focusing on Iran says it is worth recalling the time when the countries were friends.
A covert US campaign in the mid-20th century helped steer Iran toward the intense anti-American sentiment that has distinguished its government policy for decades.
Time and time again, foreign powers have meddled in Iranian politics.
After seven decades of oppression, Iranians yearn for democracy and are willing to risk their lives to win it.
The US and Iran had been friends for over a century before the British and American coup in 1953 eventually turned them into enemies.
Some of the major events in US-Iran relations highlight the differences between the nations’ views, but others presented real opportunities for reconciliation.
A former congressional staffer says withholding damning evidence from Congress and using civilians to carry out presidential or intelligence agency agendas links the Ukraine crisis to other scandals.
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