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Because their theocracy refers to US as great satan? That complicates any possible alliance a bit. I think that they may also hold grudge for US support of US'
by ReptileMan 8y ago
Because their theocracy refers to US as great satan? That complicates any possible alliance a bit. I think that they may also hold grudge for US support of US' best buddy Saddam Hussein during Iran - Iraq war that cost them a nice chunk of a million lives.
- mikeash 8y agoWould they still do that if we made friends with them?
- ReptileMan 8y agoThat could take decades to accomplish and would require US to throw Israel under the bus. And the US would not win anything of value.
- Pica_soO 8y agoSaudi Arabias school book dont have nice words for america either. The 9/11 cause was that a whole generation of islamic men grew up hating infidels (russians & americans alike). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_textbook_controversy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_textbook_controv...
- GordonS 8y ago> Because their theocracy refers to US as great satan In all honesty, the US has given Iran plenty of reasons for relations to be somewhat frosty. In more recent times, Trump has been rather vocal against Iran with his trademark agressive Twitter 'pish' - so there's plenty of name calling on both sides, and hardly justifies the current state of affairs.