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Recapping decades of U.S.-Iran history

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published June 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM EDT

Once allies, the United States and Iran have had a tense relationship for more than 40 years.

Host Asma Khalid looks at that history as Israel and Iran strike one another and President Trump weighs U.S. involvement in the conflict with historian and author John Ghazvinian.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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