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| Iran and America’s decades-long feud has led to hostage-taking, sanctions and proxy wars that have shaped the Middle East. What is behind the feud, and can it be resolved? Chapters 00:00 - The history of the feud 01:01 - 1951-53: The Persian Oil Crisis 02:04 - The 1953 coup 04:11 - 1978-1979: The Iranian revolution 05:12 - 1979-81: The hostage crisis 06:58 - 1980-88: The Iraq-Iran war 09:06 - 1983: US embassy bombing 09:50 - Hizbullah 11:00 - The nuclear age 11:53 - 2015: JCPOA signed Sign up to our daily newsletter to keep up to date: https://econ.st/3srBJnY See all of our Middle East and Africa coverage here: https://econ.st/2Pai65J Read about the latest developments in Iran: https://econ.st/3uqIpVn Does Mahmoud Ahmadinejad want to be president of Iran again? https://econ.st/3dClaBQ Read more about the history of America’s relationship with Iran: https://econ.st/3dJpyPA Why Joe Biden should drive a hard bargain with Iran: https://econ.st/37LyOyC How to contain Iran’s nuclear programme: https://econ.st/3staV77 The world is facing an upsurge of nuclear proliferation: https://econ.st/3bvJouO The father of Iran’s nuclear programme was assassinated: https://econ.st/2Nsn8dv America's missteps with Iran: https://econ.st/3usrulo How Iran retaliated after the killing of Qassem Suleimani: https://econ.st/2Nrv7HJ How American sanctions have kept Iran's clerics in power: https://econ.st/3dGzx8f Read about how our Middle East correspondent was detained in Iran in 2019: https://econ.st/3uns6Zz Why Iran wants a “strategic partnership” with China: https://econ.st/37ISrrc |
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