I&#x27;m not a West Hater by any means, but I&#x27;d say the war started when the US and the UK engineered a coup in Iran because Iran nationalized their oil industry (after the British oil company running it refused to be audited or to renegotiate terms).<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1953_Iranian_coup_d&#x27;%C3%A9tat" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;1953_Iranian_coup_d&#x27;%C3%A9tat</a>