About this episode

Dr. Tevi Troy joins Cliff May to discuss a century of U.S.-Iran conflict and the lessons unlearned by successive presidents.

A century of failed diplomacy, hostage crises, secret arms deals, war and even murder. Dr. Tevi Troy, an American presidential historian and senior fellow at the Ronald Reagan Institute, joins host Cliff May to unpack his WashingtonExaminer article, "The Presidents and Iran: A History." From the Persian shahs to the Islamic Republic, Troy and May trace 100 years of U.S.-Iran conflict and ask the uncomfortable question: why does each new commander in chief refuse to learn from his predecessor's mistakes?

People in this episode

Host: Cliff May

Guest: Dr. Tevi Troy

Topics covered

• U.S.-Iran relations
• diplomacy
• history
• politics
• presidential decisions

Keywords

• diplomacy
• Iran
• U.S. presidents
• hostage crises
• arms deals
• Tevi Troy
• Cliff May

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ronald Reagan Institute, WashingtonExaminer

Places: Iran, United States

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