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US and Iran: A brief history of how decades of mistrust and bad blood led to open warfare

  • Written by Jeffrey Fields, Professor of the Practice of International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
imageAn Iranian walks past an anti-U.S. mural in Tehran on April 5, 2025.Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images

With U.S. bombs raining down on Iran and Tehran’s leaders responding by hitting targets across the Persian Gulf and restricting transit through the Strait of Hormuz, it is fair to suggest that the present moment represents a low in relations...

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