Rules of Engagement : Throughline : NPR

Rules of Engagement : Throughline : NPR

Thousands of Iranians participate in a mass funeral in Tehran for the people who died on Iran Air Flight 655. The plane was shot down by the USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988, and all 290 people on board were killed.

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Thousands of Iranians participate in a mass funeral in Tehran for the people who died on Iran Air Flight 655. The plane was shot down by the USS Vincennes on July 3, 1988, and all 290 people on board were killed.

Mohammad Sayyad/CP/AP

The US and Iran have been in some state of conflict for the last 40 years, since the Iranian revolution. This week, we look at three key moments in this conflict to better understand where it might go next.

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