A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East

A brief, bloody history of all the times the U.S. caused chaos in the Middle East

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decades long series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars.

Saviour to Satan: The seeds of Iran-US hostility

As recent escalations in Iran-US hostilities push the Middle East to the brink, this series revisits the turbulent Iran-US history. Part 1 explores the roots of animosity, from oil nationalisation to the CIA-orchestrated 1953 coup, shaping decades of distrust.

History of US-Iran relations: From the 1953 regime change to Trump strikes

Iran remains the US’s adversary in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

1953 Iran Coup: How The US Promised Liberation, But Delivered B2 Bombers

Seventy-two years ago, in August 1953, the US and the United Kingdom orchestrated a covert operation to depose Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.

A Brief History of Controversial Iran-US Relations in the Middle Eastern Powder Keg - Economic Scenarios

Once again Donald Trump has surprised everyone a bit. After announcing two days earlier that he wanted to postpone the decision whether to intervene in the conflict between Israel and Iran, on Saturday night he sent the infamous B2 Spirit bombers into the air to drop 12 bunker buster missiles on three Iranian nuclear sites. The “Midnight Hammer”, as the lightning-fast American operation was called, according to US sources, would have seriously c…