The Iranians have been victims of the Western countries for so many decades.
1. During World War II, Russia and Britain together occupied Iran for many years and the people of Iran suffered during this occupation.
2. It was during this time that the Western countries found the the Iranian boy who would then become the king of Iran for many decades and during which time his main purpose as king was to please the Western countries and they came in and took the resources of Iran at very little price.
3. And then when the Iranians installed a prime minister of their choosing by the name of Mohammad Mosaddegh, but Britain was completely opposed to him because he wanted to protect his resources from exploitation. Then Britain began a coup in 1953 and he was removed from Power replaced by the the Shah of Iran who would remain in power until 1978 = 25 years.
4. The Iranians have always been the victims of aggression but they have never been aggressors themselves.