What to know about the tensions between Iran and the US before...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : Trump dispatched the letter to Khamenei on March 5, then gave a television interview the next day in which he acknowledged sending it.
54% : (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File) President Donald Trump speaks with reporters during a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
49% : But Trump unilaterally withdrew America from the accord, sparking tensions in the Mideast that persist today.
29% : Trump has imposed new sanctions on Iran as part of his "maximum pressure" campaign targeting the country.
28% : A previous letter from Trump during his first term drew an angry retort from the supreme leader.
24% : But that´s exactly the terms set by the 2015 nuclear deal struck under U.S. President Barack Obama, from which Trump unilaterally withdrew America.

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