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![<p>A plume of smoke rises following a reported explosion in Tehran, Iran, February 28, 2026.</p>]()
![Timeline: U.S. Relations With Iran]()
By Mariel Ferragamo and Kali Robinson![<p>Iranian sailors take part in the National Persian Gulf Day in the Strait of Hormuz.</p>]()
By Mariel Ferragamo![<p>The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS <em>Abraham Lincoln</em> leads its strike group during a photo exercise in the Arabian Sea, February 6, 2026.</p>]()
By Steven A. Cook![<p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW19585078 BCX0">President Donald Trump speaks to a joint session of Congress</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW19585078 BCX0">, </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW19585078 BCX0">March 4, 2025.</span></p>]()
By James M. Lindsay![<p>Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends Eid al-Fitr prayers in Tehran, Iran on March 31, 2025.</p>]()
By CFR Editors![Iranian negotiators walk in formal attire down a hallway.]()
By Ray Takeyh![<p>Workers on a construction site at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant in November 2019. </p>]()
By Mariel Ferragamo, Jonathan Masters and Will Merrow![Activists stand in a line holding Iranian flags, candles, and signage to peacefully protest the Iranian crackdowns on civilian demonstrations in front of the Greek Parliamentary building.]()
By David J. Scheffer- Backgrounder
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
![<p>Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel in Tehran, Iran, in September 2024.</p>]()
![US President Donald Trump speaks alongside Secretary of State Marco Rubio (L) and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (R) during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on January 29, 2026.]()
By Michael Froman![An Iranian vessel leaves Simon's Town Naval Base as BRICS Plus navies, including China, Russia and Iran prepare for joint drills in South African waters in Cape Town, South Africa on January 13, 2026.]()
By Michelle Gavin![<p> Fires are lit as protesters rally in Tehran, Iran on January 8, 2026.</p>]()
By Michael Froman![<p>Iranians attend an antigovernment protest in Tehran, Iran, on January 9, 2026. </p>]()
By Elliott Abrams, Henri J. Barkey, Steven A. Cook and Elisa Ewers![<p>Iranian people hold the national flags next to a portrait of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during a pro-government rally in opposition to the recent protests in Iran in southern Tehran on December 30, 2025. </p>]()
By Ray Takeyh- By Elliott Abrams
![<p>An Iranian girl reads a commentary by the Israeli prime minister saying “you will soon see Israeli jets in Tehran’s sky” on her smartphone as people gather to watch strike exchanges between Israel and Iran on June 14. </p>]()
By Mariel Ferragamo![<p>A small plane is dwarfed by a B-2 Stealth Bomber flying over Pasadena, California, January 1, 2025.</p>]()
By Michael Froman
