Iran and the U.S., Part One : Throughline
- Posted on June 24, 2025
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Iran and the U.S., Part One : Throughline

The U.S. and Iran have had a tense relationship for decades — but when did that begin? This week, we feature our very first episode about an event from August 1953 — when the CIA helped to overthrow Iran's prime minister.This episode originally ran as Four Days in August.