Abstract
This chapter presents the timeline of the development of both the nuclear program in Iran and the agreement known as the "Iran deal." It provides a brief history of the press coverage of Iran beginning with the 1953 Anglo-American coup d'etat that removed Mosaddeq, a democratically elected prime minister, leading to the coverage of the Iran Deal. The political transformation of Iran from a staunch "ally" of the United States to an "enemy" allows for a study of how the changing US-Iran relations affect Iran's coverage. It argues that while Mosaddeq was labeled a dictator, the Shah was portrayed as a "modernizer." Additionally, the opposition to the Shah was explained exclusively in religious terms conveniently neglecting the social and political roots of the Iranian Revolution.