US v Iran – how did we get here? | World News

There has been a week of war in the Middle East, sparked by the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran.

But the US-Iran rivalry hasn’t started since then – it’s been a fractured relationship for decades, and lasted for decades. WE president.

In the latest episode of Sky News Explains, Olive Enokido-Lineham discusses key moments in the US-Iran history, examines the complex geopolitics of the region, and tries to find out how it all ended.

Watch the full episode at the top of this article.

Before relaunching Sky News ExplainsOlive specializes in open source verification and investigation (OSINT). The stories range from investigations into the war in Gaza, to video verification from Ukraine and Syria.

Olive also produces Sky News documentaries Escape from Putinwhich follows a Russian soldier fleeing from the army.