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America and Iran, Over 60 Years: Highs and Lows

An annotated photo tour of U.S.-Iran relations.
Image: Mourners carry coffins through the streets of Tehran on Thursday, July 7, 1988 during a mass funeral
Mourners carry coffins through the streets of Tehran on Thursday, July 7, 1988 during a mass funeral four days after the warship USS Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flt. 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.AP, file