What Iran has done to destablize the world is but a drop in the bucket compared to the over 100 overt and covert regime change ops the USA has backed since 1945.
Many of those, BTW, targeted against Iran, including the overthrow of democratically elected Mosaddegh in 1953 to enable abundant and cheap access to Iranian oil.
Would be nice to see your primer go back even further to get a truer perspective of Iran. Go back another 30 years. Then you might see the source of their animosity and where we are at today:
Mohammad Mossadegh became Prime Minister of Iran in 1951 and was hugely popular for taking a stand against the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Prime Minister Mossadegh roused Britain’s ire when he nationalized the oil industry. Mossadegh argued that Iran should begin profiting from its vast oil reserves which had been exclusively controlled by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The company later became known as British Petroleum (BP).
On Aug. 19, 1953, Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossadegh was removed from power in a coup organized and financed by the British and U.S. governments. The Shah quickly returned to take power and signed over forty percent of Iran’s oil fields to U.S. companies.
Mossadegh was overthrown, sentenced to three years in prison followed by house arrest for life.
The crushing of Iran’s first democratic government ushered in more than two decades of dictatorship under the Shah, who relied heavily on US aid and arms. The anti-American backlash that toppled the Shah in 1979 shook the whole region and helped spread Islamic militancy.
So basically the U.S. brought all this on by meddling in a country for oil interests. Add to that the Zionist goal of getting more land and getting rid of all their enemies as well and you have the reason for 99% of all conflicts in the Middle East today.
Thanks for being such a diligent reporter of official USG war propaganda. For a much more objective view, see H8SBAD's comment and this analysis by former CIA analyst Larry Johnson:
The US wants to resume its role as colonial oppressor of Iran. The US (and Israel) won't leave them alone. [It's no more subtle than "What's our oil doing under their sands???"]
What a load of pro-colonialism horse-shit!
How about some specifics. What do you claim is horse shit here? Completely factual. Where are your facts?
What Iran has done to destablize the world is but a drop in the bucket compared to the over 100 overt and covert regime change ops the USA has backed since 1945.
Many of those, BTW, targeted against Iran, including the overthrow of democratically elected Mosaddegh in 1953 to enable abundant and cheap access to Iranian oil.
Would be nice to see your primer go back even further to get a truer perspective of Iran. Go back another 30 years. Then you might see the source of their animosity and where we are at today:
Mohammad Mossadegh became Prime Minister of Iran in 1951 and was hugely popular for taking a stand against the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Prime Minister Mossadegh roused Britain’s ire when he nationalized the oil industry. Mossadegh argued that Iran should begin profiting from its vast oil reserves which had been exclusively controlled by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The company later became known as British Petroleum (BP).
On Aug. 19, 1953, Iranian Premier Mohammad Mossadegh was removed from power in a coup organized and financed by the British and U.S. governments. The Shah quickly returned to take power and signed over forty percent of Iran’s oil fields to U.S. companies.
Mossadegh was overthrown, sentenced to three years in prison followed by house arrest for life.
The crushing of Iran’s first democratic government ushered in more than two decades of dictatorship under the Shah, who relied heavily on US aid and arms. The anti-American backlash that toppled the Shah in 1979 shook the whole region and helped spread Islamic militancy.
So basically the U.S. brought all this on by meddling in a country for oil interests. Add to that the Zionist goal of getting more land and getting rid of all their enemies as well and you have the reason for 99% of all conflicts in the Middle East today.
Sources: - https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/iran-coup/
and https://adst.org/2015/07/the-coup-against-irans-mohammad-mossadegh/
Thanks for being such a diligent reporter of official USG war propaganda. For a much more objective view, see H8SBAD's comment and this analysis by former CIA analyst Larry Johnson:
https://sonar21.com/is-iran-a-major-sponsor-of-terrorism/
The US wants to resume its role as colonial oppressor of Iran. The US (and Israel) won't leave them alone. [It's no more subtle than "What's our oil doing under their sands???"]