Apparently great friends, Iran and the USA fell out with each other in 1979 due to the Islamic Revolution of Iran, but most Iranians remember no less than 60 years of underlying bi-lateral enmity, beginning with US bullying.

The CIA’s Operation Ajax against the elected Iranian government in 1953 has poisoned American relationships with Iranians since then, Mark Dankof has said.

The Iranian nation's struggle to nationalize its oil industry is proof that they would never let others decide their fate.