The great divide between the West and Iran today, it should be noted, is largely the result of malign Western behavior toward Iran (Persia until 1935) in the past. From the start of the twentieth century, the British Empire manipulated Persia in order to control its vast oil reserves.
如今，应该注意的是，西方与伊朗的巨大分歧大体上是过去西方针对伊朗（1935年前为波斯）的中伤行为的结果。20世纪初，英帝国就开始操纵波斯以控制其巨大的石油储量。二战后，这一工作日益由美国承担。