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The United States was first referred to as a superpower in 1944; In July 1945, the United States conducted the first nuclear test, and one month later became the first and only country to use nuclear weapons in war; Collapse of Nazi Germany; Fall of Japanese Empire and Italian Empire; End of Fascism in Europe and Japanese militarism in Asia ...
The first Iranian Ambassador to the United States of America was Mirza Albohassan Khan Ilchi Kabir. Justin Perkins and Asahel Grant were the first missionaries dispatched to Iran in 1834 via the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The US had little interest in Persian affairs, while the US as a trustworthy outsider did not suffer.
Gulf News. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008; Wise, Harold Lee (2007). Inside the Danger Zone: The U.S. Military in the Persian Gulf 1987–88. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 978-1-59114-970-5. Zatarain, Lee Allen (2008). Tanker War, America's First Conflict With Iran, 1987–1988. Drexel Hill: Casemate.
“The U.S. is in danger of slow-walking itself into a war with Iran,” said Thomas Shannon, former U.S. undersecretary of state for political affairs, the third-highest role in the State Department.
The likely alternative to diplomacy is war between the United States and Iran, which would be disastrous for regional stability and U.S. interests. It will also have the opposite intended effect ...
U.S. B-2 bombers attacked weapons caches belonging to Houthi rebels in Yemen and Israel claimed it had killed the top Hamas leader as multiple conflicts involving Iran-backed militant groups ...
The United States has provided aid for Ukraine on the other hand. During the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, both Iran and the United States supported opposite sides, with Iran allegedly helping plan the Hamas incursion into Israel while the U.S. has backed Israel. [5] [6] [7]
About 100 U.S. troops are expected to deploy to Israel, drawing the U.S. more deeply into the complex war playing out in the Middle East.