A look at the history between Iran and the U.S.

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• The U.S. and U.K. supported a 1953 coup that removed Iran's first elected prime minister. 4s
• Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was installed as a Western-backed monarch. 15s
• The U.S. and Iran signed a nuclear cooperation agreement in 1957. 24s
• The 1979 Iranian Revolution ousted the Shah and established an Islamic Republic. 42s
• The U.S. embassy hostage crisis and ongoing hostility have defined relations since. 53s