Us Foreign Policy Towards Iran : Oscillations and Continuity ([1900] 1977-2020)
Through the analysis of the approaches adopted by the various administrations which succeeded one another in Washington between 1977 and 2020, this article aims to demonstrate that, despite occasional and cyclical periods of cooling, the White House’s policy towards the Islamic Republic is, to a large extent, characterized by a perennial and binary logic of “neutralization-negotiations”. In doing so, this study seeks to show that Washington’s policy of maximum pressure adopted since 2017, while constituting a break in form, remains consistent with the long-term efforts invested by the different administrations which preceded that of President Trump.