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Iran and the US: From Best Friends to Worst Enemies — The Untold Story

How did Iran and the United States go from being the closest of allies to calling each other "the Great Satan" and part of an "Axis of Evil"? Most people think this story starts in 1979 with the hostage crisis. It doesn't. It starts over a century earlier, when an American missionary died fighting for Iranian freedom and was honored as a national hero in the streets of Tabriz. When Iranian revolutionaries modeled their constitution on American democratic principles. When the United States was the one country Iranians trusted in a world dominated by empires. Then came oil. Then came a CIA coup that destroyed Iran's democracy. Then came a dictator, a secret police force trained by the CIA, a revolution, 444 days of captivity, an eight-year war where America armed both sides, a civilian airliner shot out of the sky, decades of sanctions, a nuclear deal torn apart, and strikes that continue to this day. This is the full story — from best friends to worst enemies — and why it matters more right now than it has in decades. Topics covered: Early US-Iran friendship and the Constitutional Revolution The 1953 CIA coup (Operation Ajax) and overthrow of Mossadegh The Shah, SAVAK, and the White Revolution The 1979 Islamic Revolution and hostage crisis The Iran-Iraq War and US support for Saddam Hussein The Iran-Contra affair The shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 The nuclear program America helped start The JCPOA nuclear deal and Trump's withdrawal The assassination of Qasem Soleimani The 2025 strikes and where things stand today If you found this valuable, like and subscribe for more deep dives into the stories that shape our world. #Iran #USA #Geopolitics #History #MiddleEast #ColdWar #CIA #IranRevolution #NuclearDeal #OilPolitics #Documentary