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This U.S. Information Service film documents the April 11-13, 1962, official state visit of the Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Empress Farah, including welcoming ceremonies at Union…

Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), who sponsored a measure to override President Trump’s veto of a War Powers resolution limiting the use of military force against Iran without congressional approval, urged his…

City College of New York Professor Mikhal Dekel talked about her book, Tehran Children: A Holocaust Refugee Odyssey, in which she provided a history of the Polish-Jewish refugees who…

This National History Center briefing from Capitol Hill featured a political scientist and a historian who have spent their careers studying American-Iranian relations. In light of current tensions between…

The Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. hosted a series of discussions on security in the Persian Gulf. This panel featured remarks by former U.S. diplomats…

The Commander of the U.S. Central Command, General Kenneth McKenzie, held a news conference at the Pentagon on the U.S. airstrikes in Iraq. The airstrikes were in retaliation for attacks on…

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions David Peyman spoke at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on the State Department’s efforts to maintain and…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on U.S. policies regarding Iran and Iraq. Several Democrats on the committee pressed Secretary Pompeo on…

Journalists examined the effects on the 2020 elections of President Trump’s impeachment and the situation with Iran. Speakers included Politico editor in chief Matthew Kaminski, Miami…

U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook announced and outlined new sanctions against five Iranian election officials.

U.S. Central Command Lead Spokesman Navy Captain William Urban briefed Pentagon reporters on recent maritime seizures of Iranian-produced weapons via video teleconference from CENTCOM…

The House debated a measure from Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) that would prohibit funding for military strikes against Iran without congressional approval.

Special Representative on Iran Brian Hook briefed reporters at the State Department. He announced new U.S. sanctions against Iran.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Mark Milley briefed reporters at the Pentagon on a range of topics, including traumatic brain injuries suffered by U.S.…

The Middle East Policy Council hosted a discussion on U.S.-Iran tensions and the Trump administration’s foreign policy approach in the region. Speakers included former ambassadors to Iraq,…

Defense Department Spokesman Jonathan Hoffman briefed reporters at the Pentagon on injuries sustained by U.S. troops following a missile attack in Iran, earlier in the month. Thirty-four…

The Arab Center hosted a panel discussion with scholars and journalists on implications of the U.S. drone strike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Other topics addressed included the…

From November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days in Tehran. President Jimmy Carter announced a ban on Iranian oil and the…

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell delivered a statement to the European Parliament on U.S.-Iran tensions. Following his address, members from several European…

Former State Department and national security officials discussed the Trump administration’s Iran policy at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing. Among the witnesses were former National…