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History of US - Iran Tensions

Under the Biden administration, the US and Iran are attempting to renegotiate after relations collapsed under Trump, who severed the Nuclear Deal and assassinated Iran's top military figure Qassem Soleimani.
Here are the key moments in US-Iran relations since the Iranian Revolution in '79.
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