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What has shaped US-Iran ties over the decades?

June 26, 2025 11:10 am

Modern US-Iran tensions trace back to the 1953 CIA-backed coup, when the US and Britain ousted Iran’s elected Prime Minister Mossadegh and reinstalled the Shah to safeguard oil interests and counter Soviet influence.

Apart from other factors, Trump has also done favours for the Gulf states to try and secure their backing for the US-Iran nuclear deal (REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota/Pool)

Why Trump has changed his tune on Iran

June 04, 2025 12:10 pm

Geopolitical circumstances, US interests are behind Trump’s outreach to Iran

No matter who wins Iran's presidential election, much may hinge on the 'Great Satan' US

June 27, 2024 8:36 pm

The next president could be "forced to either sell Iran to Trump or spark a dangerous tension in the country” if economic problems aren't solved, warned Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Iran’s parliament speaker and a candidate in Friday’s election.

US sanctions Iranian deputy commander, Houthi member and ships that transport Iranian oil

February 27, 2024 10:55 pm

The sanctions block access to US property and bank accounts and prevent the targeted people and companies from doing business with Americans.

US carries out air strikes against Iran-backed militia in Iraq, Syria

June 28, 2021 8:07 am

In a statement, the U.S. military said it targeted operational and weapons storage facilities at two locations in Syria and one location in Iraq.

Iran says state-linked sites seized by US, reasons unclear

June 23, 2021 11:22 am

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency identified a series of websites taken offline, saying they were seized by the Department of Justice

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US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down

May 03, 2021 12:52 pm

A 2015 atomic accord between the nations included prisoner exchanges.

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Iran President Rouhani hopes for 'easy' return to pre-Trump relations with US

November 26, 2020 3:07 pm

President Rouhani has shown his willingness to restart his government's relations with the US after four years of aggressive policies from Donald Trump. His words follow Ayatollah Khamenei's warnings against opening up.

Iran to probe black boxes after missile blamed for plane crash

January 11, 2020 8:31 am

All 176 people aboard were killed when the American-built jetliner went down in flames on the outskirts of Tehran during takeoff early Wednesday, hours after Iran launched a barrage of missiles against U.S. forces. The dead included 57 Canadians.

US-Iran tension shows no signs of de-escalation as Trump threatens to hit 52 sites 'very hard'

January 05, 2020 3:23 pm

Donald Trump's fresh warning comes amid soaring tension between Washington and Tehran after the US President ordered the killing of General Qassem Soleimani in an airstrike at Baghdad airport.