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How the US repeatedly failed to support reform movements in Iran

  • Written by Pardis Mahdavi, Director, School of Social Transformation, Arizona State University
A demonstrator protesting a disputed election wearing a headband in support of the Green Movement, Tehran, June 15, 2009. Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images

After decades of conflict, recently escalated to near-war, it appears there’s little chance that U.S. relations with Iran will ever improve.

For 40 years, the relationship between the U.S. and Iran...

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