How Donald Trump fits into decades of US-Iran rivalry - BBC World Service

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The US and Iran have long been rivals, but they used to be close allies. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Here, we explore some of the key events that led to the relationship between the two countries falling apart and explain how President Donald Trump fits in. 00:00 How the US and Iran became bitter rivals 00:57 How oil in Iran changed the role of the country on the global stage 02:00 The nationalisation of oil and 1953 coup 02:24 The former Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 03:32 The 1979 Iranian revolution and arrival of Khomeini 04:24 The US hostage crisis and first US sanctions 04:58 The Iran-Iraq war 05:25 Anti-US and anti-Israel sentiment intensifies 06:18 What is the axis of resistance 07:16 Iran’s nuclear deal 07:38 Tensions escalate with President Trump 08:27 October 7th attacks, Iran’s support of Hamas 08:57 Iran and Israel’s twelve day war and US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities 10:06 Why people in Iran are protesting 11:20 Supreme Leader Khamenei blames the US 11:37 How people in Iran are reacting to President Trump’s offer to help Watch more of our explainers here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fbmNPr-V3sl3lZ5NRNv72l Watch more documentaries from across BBC World Service here 👉🏽 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4fADt3h_U2SOWErIq-xtXPD ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #trump #iran #us #donaldtrump #iranprotests