IRAN -US CONFLICT 2020: LIVE ESCALATION ON TRUMP KILLING OF SOLEIMANI IN IRAQ

Abstract

This dissertation is engaging and contributes to the contemporary research on the distinguished transformations of American Iranian relations in the post-Soleimani era. It is represented dangerous and unprecedented escalation steps. The USA airstrike killing of Iran’s Qassem Soleimani led the principal causal of this international tension between the two countries. In light of this, the authors show how this incident came about and why it is relevant to be given scholarly attention. Equally important to consider is the use a liberal and realistic perspective in the unpacking of an international incident that almost brought the world in front of a devastating war. The study is grounded on the reasons which led the US to kill the Iranian top general (Qasem Soleimani). And why the Iranian leadership answer on this killing in the way they did? In this study, I used the previous studies to understand the roots and development of Iranian American relations before and after the Khomeini revolution. I will also rely on the analytical method and include a research problem on the reasons for the permanence and continuation of the American Iranian conflict. I will use realism and liberalism to reach a deeper theoretical understanding of the latest escalation when Qassim Soleimani had been assassinated on January 3, 2020.