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Mossedeq tried to overthrow the constitutional monarchy and usurp power. And the Islamists didn’t like the socialists.

Don't be silly. Mossedeq gained emergency powers from the parliament, and the Shah was largely a figurehead in the first place. And, more to the point, the coup had nothing to do with any of that anway, and rather was all about Mossedeq's move in 1951 to nationalize the oil industry. People love to conveniently forget how we did what we did, and colluded with the Brits in it, so that we could keep the oil profits. That is why we got rid of Mossedeq, who was supported and elected by the people of Iran, and put all the power in the hands of the Shah. And he repaid us nicely for it too. Great for us and all, I suppose, but naturally the Iranians resented us immensely and continue to down to this day.

No matter how one thinks of Mossedeq, he was democratically elected under their constitution and we overthrew him. This was a sovereign state and we controlled it effectively for 25+ years. Is it really at all surprising to anyone that by 1979 we would not be seen as anything but the bad guys by the Iranian people? We had no business, or right for that matter, to go into Iran and actually implement a coup to overthrow their elected leaders. People don't like it, but we made that bed and we are now lying in it.

Shhhh

Don't confuse their little fantasy with reality.

After all, in their world if an ally asks us for help we should never give it.