US Iran Relations in Crisis: A Supplemental Hearing Amid Escalation The long simmering tensions between the United States and Iran have reached a boiling point, prompting a supplemental hearing before Congress to assess the situation and chart a course forward.
The crisis has been years in the making, with periods of cooperation followed by intense conflict.
The history of US Iran relations is marked by the 1953 CIA backed coup that overthrew democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq.