Iran and the United States

In October 2026, the US ambassador to the United Nations was reported as saying the war with Iran could last another year. This film tells how two countries that were once close allies became enemies: the 1953 coup over oil, the 1979 revolution and the hostage crisis, the 1980s war in the Gulf and the downing of Iran Air Flight 655, the nuclear question and what uranium enrichment means, the 2015 deal and its collapse, the strikes of 2025 and the war that began in February 2026, with each side's account in its own terms.

From allies to war

Iran and the United States, 1953 to 2026.

Oil and a coup

August 1953.

Revolution

A new republic, and 444 days.

War in the Gulf

The 1980s.

The nuclear question

The same machines make fuel, or a bomb’s core.

War

From February 2026.

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