• The United States has had trouble reading Iran since th

• Under President George W.

• Israel and Iran have interacted since Israel’s birth in 1948.

• The Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) was a defining mom

• The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is Iran’s most powerful security and mi

• Iran’s constitution vests ultimate authority

• The Basij Resistance Force is a volunteer paramil

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• Iran’s nuclear program, initially cancelled after the 1979 revolution,