Why Iran Considers US and Israel Its Top Enemies for 47 Years: 5 Key Reasons
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Iran's 47-Year Enmity: 5 Reasons Why US & Israel Are Its 'Great' & 'Little Satan'
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News18•10-03-2026, 11:38
Iran's 47-Year Enmity: 5 Reasons Why US & Israel Are Its 'Great' & 'Little Satan'
•1953 "Operation Ajax": CIA/Britain overthrew PM Mohammad Mosaddegh to control oil, restoring the Shah, seen as imperialist intervention.
•US support for Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi fueled discontent; Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini used it to incite rebellion, leading to a sense of betrayal after Shah's fall.
•1979 American Embassy Hostage Crisis: 52 Americans held for 444 days in Tehran, protesting Shah's US medical treatment, solidifying anti-America sentiment.
•Post-revolution, Iran severed ties with Israel, declared it "Little Satan," converted its embassy to Palestinian, and established "Quds Day" for Palestinian liberation.
•Iran views Israel as an illegitimate state occupying Muslim land, a Western "military base" to weaken Muslim nations, fostering "Axis of Resistance" groups like Hezbollah and Hamas.
