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by tim333 153 days ago
I kind of agree with you but it's more complicated with the UK as Iran used to have a democratic government but in 1953 it was

>...overthrown in a coup d'état orchestrated by the United States (CIA) and the United Kingdom (MI6). A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran...(wikipedia)

Not our finest hour really.