1941: Britain and Soviets invade.
1950: UK profiting from oil.
1951: Mossadegh elected. Oil nationalised. UK plans coup.
1952: UK asks US to help coup.
1953: UK & US coup brings in brutal dictatorship of Shah.
1954: US & UK share oil rights.
1972: US helps arm Kurds in Iraq.
1973: US has Iran aid Afghanistan.
1975: US and Shah betray Kurds.
1979: Revolution overthrows Shah. US encourages Iraq to attack Iran.
1980-1988: Iraq attacks Iran. US and others ruthlessy feed brutal war. Iraq uses chemical weapons. US & UK arm both sides. US navy acts against Iran and kills civilians.
1993 onwards: US accuses Iran of supporting terrorism, seeking nuclear arms etc., all without proof and often contrary to evidence.
2005: US & UK fomenting strife?
2006-2007: US & UK warships in Gulf. US supporting rebels in Iran.