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Iran and the United States: Reconcilable Differences?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2022

Gawdat Bahgat
Gawdat Bahgat*
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Department of Political Science, Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
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Abstract

Hostility between Iran and the United States has intensified since the mid-2000s. America's allegations regarding Iran's nuclear program and its association with terrorist organizations are the main drive for this rising tension. This study focuses on the latter. Specifically, it examines Tehran's ties to militant groups in Iraq, Hezbollah in Lebanon, and Hamas in the Palestinian Territories. I argue that although American and Iranian interests in the region are very different, they are not necessarily mutually exclusive.

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Research Article
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Iranian Studies , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 139 - 154
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Copyright © Association For Iranian Studies, Inc 2008

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