Water Wars: A New Front in the Iran Conflict? The tensions between the United States and Iran have been simmering for decades, fueled by ideological differences, strategic rivalries, and historical baggage.
From the 1953 CIA backed coup that overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh to the present day, the two nations have walked a precarious tightrope, each step threatening to plunge the Middle East into chaos.
The recent assassination of top Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike in January 2020 marked a turning point. Both sides have since upped the ante in a high stakes game of cat and mouse.