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Why does the rift between the US and Iran persist
Iran and the United States have been at odds for forty years locked in a cold war that has run the gamut In Republics of Myth Hussein Banai Malcolm Byrne and John Tirman argue that a major contributing factor to this tenacious enmity is how each nation views itself Their oftendeadly confrontation derives from the very different national narratives that shape their politics actions and vision of their own destiny in the world
The dominant American narrative is the myth of the frontierthat the US can tame it tame its inhabitants and nurture democracy as well Iran conversely can claim two dominant myths the first an unbroken but not for lack of trying lineage back to Cyrus the Great and the second the betrayal of Imam Hussein the Prophets grandson
From the coup dtat that overthrew Irans legitimate premier Mohammad Mosaddeq to the hostage crisis the IranIraq War the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing post9/11 antagonisms each episode illustrates anew the weight of historical narratives on present circumstances Republics of Myth makes a major contribution to understanding this vital conflict
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