Otherising Iran in American political discourse: case study of a post-JCPOA senate hearing on Iran sanctions.

Using van Dijk's critical discourse analysis, this paper attempts to analyse the ways in which the Islamic Republic of Iran is constructed as a security threat in US congressional hearings. The article is based on the case of the two-day congressional hearing on post-JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan...

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Published in:	Third World Quarterly Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 109 - 129
Main Authors:	Kadkhodaee, Elham, Ghasemi Tari, Zeinab
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jan2019
Subjects:	United States United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs Critical discourse analysis National security Threats of violence Congressional hearings (U.S.) International sanctions Iran-United States relations Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (2015)
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