In the 1950s and 1960s, oil supply was not a problem in the United States. As a nation, the U.S. acted as though there was

Although American foreign policy recognized the U.S.’s special relationship with Israel, it also acknowledged that peace in the Middle East was essential for international stability.

Iran, known from ancient times as Persia, has a culture that dates back to early biblical times. It is one of the oldest major civilizations

Iran and Iraq represent different, hostile strains of the Muslim religion (i.e. the Shiite and Sunni branches) and there have been long-simmering border disputes between