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US-Iranian Relations

A special series reported by Jeb Sharp and edited by William Troop. It first aired on The World in November 2004.

Islamic Republic of Iran Army T-55s move to front line of Iran-Iraq War.

The US and Iran part IV – hostile relations

Global Politics

US relations with Iran have never completely recovered from the seizure of American hostages at the US embassy in Tehran in 1979.

A man holding a sign during a protest of the crisis in Washington, D.C., in 1979.

The US and Iran part III – the hostage crisis

Global Politics
Protestors during Iran's 1979 revolution.

The US and Iran part II – the Shah and the revolution

Global Politics
Tanks in the streets of Tehran, 1953.

The US and Iran part I – the 1953 coup

Global Politics
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