Iran–United States relations after 1979
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Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been embroiled in tense relations with the U.S. and its allies.[1][2] Following the hostage crisis, both countries severed relations.[3] Since then, both countries have been involved in numerous direct confrontations, diplomatic incidents, and proxy wars throughout the Middle East, which has caused the tense nature of the relationship between the two to be called an 'international crisis'. Both countries have often accused each other of breaking international law on several occasions. The U.S. has often accused Iran of sponsoring terrorism and of illegally maintaining a nuclear program, as well as using strong rhetoric against Israel, of which Iran has questioned its legitimacy and its right to exist while supporting Hamas, an antizionist terrorist group in the Gaza Strip.[4][5][6][7] Meanwhile, Iran has often accused the U.S. of human rights violations and of meddling in their affairs, especially within the Iranian Democracy Movement.[8][9][10]
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Both countries have been in conflicts in Syria,[11][12][13] Iraq,[14][15] Yemen,[16][17][18][19] and Afghanistan,[20][21][22] supporting opposite sides and conducting operations against each other. Both countries have also to the brink of war in situations as in the Tanker War[23] and the Persian Gulf Crisis,[24] both of which exacerbated tensions between the two. This has caused the United States and Israel to refuse to exclude the use of force to stop Iran, although they have always stressed that they consider the use of force as a last resort.[25][26]
As a result of tensions the United States has taken the opportunity to broker negotiations and alliances between Israel and Arab States, some of which have viewed Iran with antagonistic ambitions.[27][28] These countries have similar views to Iran and have often cooperated with each other to achieve their goals.