But this narrative of democratic decline leaves out a pivotal episode: the Iran-Contra scandal of the 1980s. This opaque ...

The U.S. and Iran have a long history of tensions, including a CIA-led campaign to topple Iran's prime minister in 1953 and the taking of American hostages in 1979.

Between 1953 and 1977, the U.S. and Iran had a mostly cordial relationship. During the 1960s, the U.S. assisted Iran in creating its nuclear program, providing a nuclear reactor and significant ...

Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush all took military action when scandals flared. | Opinion ...

I am not a fan of the late President Ronald Reagan. In my opinion he created the current divide between the mega rich and the rest of us. His tax cuts aimed at the wealthy based on trickle-down theory ...

The U.S. attacks on Iran over the weekend, in conjunction with the Israeli military, marked a stunning new phase in relations between the two countries. But it is hardly the first time Washington and ...