Dr Mohammad Reza Chitsazian has got his PhD from Isfahan University and is a Researcher at the Institute of Iranian Contemporary Historical Studies, Tehran.
Over the past four decades, the relationship between Iran and the US has been marked by conflicts, ranging from hostage-taking and sanctions to military confrontation. The present research aims at explaining the dispute by referring to the mindsets of the two countries’ leaders and exploring their epistemological origins. The main question this article seeks to answer is: what are the roots of disputes in US–Iran relationship in the post-Revolutionary era?