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Protesters chant slogans and hold up posters of Qassem Soleimani during a demonstration in front of the British Embassy in Tehran on Jan. 12, 2020. AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi

January 13, 2020

The long history and current consequences of the Iranian-American conflict

Arne Kislenko, Toronto Metropolitan University

The history of the Iran-United States relationship is complex and often brutal. Understanding it helps put today’s turmoil into sharper focus.

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, leading the Eid al-Fitr prayer ceremony in Tehran in early June. Iranian Supreme Leader's Office/EPA

June 26, 2019

US-Iran tensions: no route for de-escalation in sight

Scott Lucas, University of Birmingham

Donald Trump stepped back from launching US airstrikes inside Iran, but the conflict is unabated and there appears to be no way out of confrontation for now.

New sanctions heading Iran’s way. Kevin Dietsch/EPA

June 25, 2019

Why Donald Trump is backing the US into a corner on Iran

Natasha Lindstaedt, University of Essex

The US has imposed new sanctions against Iran’s top leaders, but its foreign policy has no clear focus.

The Trump administration has declared Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a government security agency, to be ‘terrorists.’ REUTERS/Stringer

May 9, 2019

US ‘foreign terrorist’ designation is more punishment than threat detector

Eric Fleury, College of the Holy Cross

A terrorism expert exposes the quirks, inconsistencies and foreign policy strategy behind the State Department’s terrorist watchlist.

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