Iran–US Relations Since the 1979 Revolution

Author(s)	Mr. Vikash Kumar
Country	India
Abstract	Since Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, relations with the United States have been defined byrupture, conflict, and stalled diplomacy. The overthrow of Iran’s US-backed Shah led to the1979–81 hostage crisis, ending decades of partnership[1] . In the 1980s the US pursued dualcontainment : backing Iraq in the Iran–Iraq War, facing Iranian-backed terrorism (e.g. the 1983Beirut barracks bombing that killed 241 US Marines [2]), and even secret arms sales to Iran (theIran–Contra affair) despite public hostility[3] [4] . US sanctions in this period formalized Iran’s isolation (designating Iran a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1984[5]).
Keywords	Iran–US relations; 1979 Revolution; hostage crisis; sanctions; JCPOA; nuclear program; Middle East proxies; “Axis of Resistance”; economic impact; political conflict; diplomacy.
Field	Sociology > Politics
Published In	Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On	2026-05-18
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i03.78797

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