Iran and America in 2020: a dreadful relationship

The stand-off between America and Iran will get worse before it gets better

 
 
Iran and America in 2020: a dreadful relationship
Iran and America in 2020: a dreadful relationship

 

“IRAN IS AN island of stability in one of the most troubled areas of the world,” said Jimmy Carter, then America’s president, as he dined with his Iranian counterpart, the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. But as the leaders feasted, suffering Iranians stewed. Just over a year later, in 1979, Pahlavi was ousted and mullahs led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took power. It turned out Iran was not that stable. It has been causing trouble in the region ever since.

Few, least of all America’s spooks, saw the revolution coming in 1979. Nor, just a few years ago, did many imagine that America and Iran would come to the brink of war in 2019. But in June President Donald Trump nearly bombed Iran, which had attacked commercial shipping and shot down an American drone. There was more talk of war in September, after Iran or its proxy attacked oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. The risk of an all-out conflict will cast a shadow over 2020.“IRAN IS AN island of stability in one of the most troubled areas of the world,” said Jimmy Carter, then America’s president, as he dined with his Iranian counterpart, the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. But as the leaders feasted, suffering Iranians stewed. Just over a year later, in 1979, Pahlavi was ousted and mullahs led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini took power. It turned out Iran was not that stable. It has been causing trouble in the region ever since. Few, least of all America’s spooks, saw the revolution coming in 1979. Nor, just a few years ago, did many imagine that America and Iran would come to the brink of war in 2019. But in June President Donald Trump nearly bombed Iran, which had attacked commercial shipping and shot down an American drone. There was more talk of war in September, after Iran or its proxy attacked oil facilities in Saudi Arabia. 

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Iran Briefing | News Press Focus on Human Rights Violation by IRGC, Iran Human Rights

 

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