Iranians vividly remember the overthrow, orchestrated by the CIA and British intelligence, of the elected government of Mohammad Mosaddegh in 1953. They remember the West’s prolonged support for the hated Shah, and for Iraq in its brutal war with Iran in the 1980s, even after Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein employed chemical weapons.
伊朗人还深刻地记得美国中央情报局和英国情报部门1953年颠覆民选的摩萨德（Mohammad Mosaddegh）政府。他们还记得西方长期支持他们所讨厌的国王沙哈（Shah）；记得西方支持20世纪80年代悍然向伊朗宣战的伊拉克（即使是在萨达姆·侯赛因使用化学武器后）。他们也记得美国总统小布什将伊朗贴上“邪恶轴心”的标签，即使其在阿富汗问题上与美国合作。