Saturday's US and Israeli strikes on Iran are but the latest in a series of conflicts between Washington and Tehran stretching back decades. PARIS: The United States and Iran have been sworn enemies since the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran. Saturday's US and Israeli strikes mark only the latest in a series of conflicts. 1979: Hostage crisis On Nov 4, 1979, student activists demanding the extradition of Iran's deposed monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi,

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