What happens next in US-Iran relations will be informed by the two countries’ shared history
- Written by Gregory F. Treverton, Professor of Practice in International Relations, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Iranians protest the U.S. attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities in Tehran on June 22, 2025.Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe Trump administration’s decision to bomb Iran dramatically marks the now nearly half-century of hostility between the United States and Iran, which began in 1979 with Iran’s takeover of the U.S....