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Iran's transition from Khomeini to Khamenei, the birth of political dissent in Iran, the 1991 Gulf War, the neoconservative turn for America, the attacks of 9/11 and the US invasion of Afghanistan, the Iraq invasion and the true beginning of Iranian proxy war, and the rise of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — check out Interlace History: Iran and the United States - Episode 4: The Clash of Civilizations, covering years 1989 - 2005.

The birth of the Khomeini's Islamic Republic, the chaos of the Tehran hostage crisis, the horrors of the Iran-Iraq War, the development of a global Axis of Resistance, the spiraling of sectarian conflict in the Muslim world, and the death of the Ayatollah Khomeini — check out Interlace History: Iran and the United States - Episode 3: Taking on the World, covering years 1979 - 1989.

The rise of Iranian oil nationalism, the election of Mohammad Mosaddegh and the 1953 coup against him, the ascension of Ayatollah Khomeini, the SAVAK's reign of terror, the outbreak of the Islamic Revolution and the birth of modern Iran — check out Interlace History: Iran and the United States - Episode 2: Exactly Midnight, covering years 1942 - 1979.

The storied history of Persia, the birth of a distinct Iranian culture, the influx of European business interests, the emergence of the world's first true superpowers, the rise of Reza Khan, and the ascension of the Last Shah of Iran — check out Interlace History: Iran and the United States - Episode 1: Shahanshah, covering years 600BC - 1942.

A thank you to the audience, some concluding thoughts on the conflict and on history in general, a reading list for further study, and a promise for the future -- check out A Concise History of the Israel-Palestine Conflict - Conclusion and Reading List. A project by Interlace History.