Iranian nuclear crisis and its impact on Us-Iranian relations between 1953-2008

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2010

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Üzmez, Sena

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This thesis analyzes the U.S.-Iran relations in accordance with Iranian Nuclear Crisis from a historical perspective. Analyzing the U.S.-Iran relations since 1953 until 2008, it is possible to see that as the two countries’ perceptions towards each other change, their policies towards the nuclear issue change, too. While nuclear developments were not a threat for the two states that were close allies during the Shah Era, the perceptions totally changed after the Islamic Revolution. However, even if US and Iran started to perceive each other as a threat, nuclear issue lost its importance because of Khomeini’s approach in this period. With the September 11, 2001 attacks, the American approach has changed not only regarding the Middle East, but also regarding the nuclear issue in Iran. The Nuclear Crisis that started in 2002 by the announcement of secret nuclear centrals escalated to its peak with the election of Ahmedinejad as the president. Different historical facts that were experienced at different periods shaped perceptions of two nations towards each other. As these perceptions change towards each other, their perceptions regarding the nuclear issue and their policies have changed, too. In this study, how these two nations’ perceptions towards each other were shaped and their approaches regarding the nuclear issue influenced by the historical events will be examined and analyzed.

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Nuclear weapons, Iran, Nuclear arms control

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12612879/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/20221

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S. Üzmez, “Iranian nuclear crisis and its impact on Us-Iranian relations between 1953-2008,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2010.