A Study Of The Development Of The United States-Iran"Honeymoon"Relations1953-1979

In1856, the United States and Iran began the two countries officially signed the first treaty "US—Iran treaty of friendship" to open the course of exchanges between the two countries. Before World War Ⅱ,the Soviet Union, Britain has always been a fight in Iran and their respective spheres of influence, So the United States and Iran have only limited interaction. The outbreak of World War Ⅱ changed this situation. The early1950s, the Iranian nationalist Musaddiq sets the stage to began the oil nationalization movement, as an opportunity to launch a1953coup by the United States, drove Musaddiq, also expulsion of the Soviet Union, Britain in Iran conventional forces, and open Iran’s "honeymoon relationship" journey with the United States. As indicated, much of the U.S. military aid, economic aid followed, Iran, especially the King, is grateful to the United States can be said. Into1960s, the Kennedy administration inspired the king to reform, the white revolution in Iran quietly rising. Nixon took office,the national decline in response to the reality of the United States had to implement strategic contraction. Iran can be relied upon more as one of "two-pillar" In the Persian Gulf,"honeymoon relationship" were developed to climax. The late1970s, the newly appointed by President Carter with the idealistic concept of human rights diplomacy. Iran, as a honeymoon allies, should comply with human rights standards, so the king have to take a series of liberalization policies, relaxed atmosphere of the domestic political opposition, gradually gathered together, and finally led to the Islamic revolution in Iran shocked the World in January1979, the king has gone. In1980, Iran broke of diplomatic relations with the United States, the "honeymoon relationship" was ended.Throughout the26years "honeymoon relationship", regardless of the strength of the United States in the world has changed, we can see the United Stated always the dominant all the time in the United Stated and Iran’s relationship. Iran, exactly the Shah, always just a small option, listen to the arrangements of the United Stated. From the beginning of the "honeymoon relationship" to the Shah was abandoned finally, always follow this law. The development of their’s "honeymoon relationship" also reflect ups and downs of America’s power in different contexts and the policy has changed, essentially reflect the supremacy of National Interests in the diplomatic guidelines, also the more a reflection of U.S. interference in other country’s the right speak policy and Iran’s dependence on the United Stated harsh consequences.