{"id":1833369,"date":"2026-03-18T17:46:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833369"},"modified":"2026-03-18T17:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T14:46:55","slug":"allies-to-adversaries-us-iran-relations-over-the-decades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1833369","title":{"rendered":"Allies to adversaries: US-Iran relations over the decades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/static.dw.com\/image\/76419881_6.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"sk6xmai\">\n<div class=\"a17o045m\">\n<div class=\"av-wrapper\">\n<h1 aria-label=\"Video \u2014 Allies to adversaries: US-Iran relations over the decades\" class=\"dy75pgs headline h1du6kc5 l1ozsu87 p1s74fjj s16w0xvi sngcpkw b1fzgn0z\"><span>Allies to adversaries: US-Iran relations over the decades<\/span><\/h1>\n<div data-tracking-name=\"video-player\" class=\"hh5424a av-player pd4yz45\">\n<div class=\"bg-poster\">\n<div><video controls playsinline data-duration=\"11:04\" data-play-btn-title=\"Play video\" dir=\"ltr\" id=\"video-76419802\" poster=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR42mNkYAAAAAYAAjCB0C8AAAAASUVORK5CYII=\" preload=\"none\" class=\"dw-player video-js vjs-fluid\"><source src=\"https:\/\/hlsvod.dw.com\/i\/vps\/webvideos\/ENG\/2026\/DWVG\/DWVGENG260318_Iran_US_History_PH2_01SMW_,AVC_480x270,AVC_512x288,AVC_640x360,AVC_960x540,AVC_1280x720,AVC_1920x1080,.mp4.csmil\/master.m3u8\" type=\"application\/x-mpegURL\" \/><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-area sa7l9jt s9mg977\">\n<section data-tracking-name=\"sharing-icons-inline\" class=\"c75t7t0 hh5424a in-line closed\">\n<div class=\"copy-button-wrapper closed\"><span class=\"svdcmki\">https:\/\/p.dw.com\/p\/5AeHS<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>DW traces the dramatic arc of US-Iran relations \u2014 from the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, to the Islamic Revolution, the hostage crisis, secret backchannel dealings, the nuclear standoff\u00a0and the current conflict. The <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a>\u00a0even supplied nuclear technology to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0before the 1979 Islamic Revolution transformed the country and its relations with the US.\u00a0Speaking to\u00a0Iranian activist\u00a0Negin\u00a0Shiraghaei, founder of the Azadi\u00a0Network, and Ian Lesser from the German Marshall Fund, DW explores how generations on both sides have processed these conflicts \u2014 and how shifting domestic politics, nationalism\u00a0and foreign policy goals shape the current war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"vjs-no-js\">To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that <a href=\"https:\/\/videojs.com\/html5-video-support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supports HTML5 video<\/a><\/p>\n<div data-tracking-skip=\"true\" data-tracking-name=\"rich-text\" class=\"c17j8gzx rc0m0op r1ebneao s198y7xq rich-text l1evdo4u blt0baw s16w0xvi rcjjkz7 w128axg5 b1fzgn0z\">\n<p>DW traces the dramatic arc of US-Iran relations \u2014 from the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, to the Islamic Revolution, the hostage crisis, secret backchannel dealings, the nuclear standoff\u00a0and the current conflict. The <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/united-states-of-america\/t-19065189\">United States<\/a>\u00a0even supplied nuclear technology to <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran\/t-18996175\">Iran<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0before the 1979 Islamic Revolution transformed the country and its relations with the US.\u00a0Speaking to\u00a0Iranian activist\u00a0Negin\u00a0Shiraghaei, founder of the Azadi\u00a0Network, and Ian Lesser from the German Marshall Fund, DW explores how generations on both sides have processed these conflicts \u2014 and how shifting domestic politics, nationalism\u00a0and foreign policy goals shape the current war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>DW traces the dramatic arc of US-Iran relations \u2014 from the 1953 coup against Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, to the Islamic Revolution, the hostage crisis, secret backchannel dealings, the nuclear standoff\u00a0and the current conflict. 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