WITH HUNDREDS OF EARTHQUAKES, BOMBS FROM TWO COUNTRIES, HOW DOES IRAN SURVIVE? HOW MANY MORE OCCUR?

Seems a LOT MORE. ‘2,100 earthquakes a year’: Iran and its seismological history - Just a natural earthquake or a link to nuclear testing?

WITH HUNDREDS OF EARTHQUAKES, BOMBS FROM TWO COUNTRIES, HOW DOES IRAN SURVIVE? MANY MORE OCCUR.

Curious minds always ask more questions. And the answers may surprise us.

‘2,100 earthquakes a year’: Iran and its seismological history - Just a natural earthquake or a link to nuclear testing?

This comes amid Israel and Iran engaging in a deadly war, as Israel on June 13 launched Operation Rising Lion, with an aim to target Iran’s nuclear facilities, top military officials, and nuclear scientists.

Iran was hit by a 5.2-magnitude earthquake late on Friday (June 21), sending tremors through the region. According to the reports, the quake struck the area near Iran’s Semnan at 5:49 local time, with a depth of 10 km recorded.

What Caused Iran's Twin Earthquakes

Iran shaken by 7,000 earthquakes last year.

America vs Iran: Seventy Years of Conflict.

America and Iran once stood as close allies. The United States helped modernize Iran and defended its sovereignty against imperial powers. Today, they are locked in one of the world’s most dangerous rivalries.

This transformation is the result of a complex, escalating cycle of betrayals and confrontations spanning seven decades. From CIA coups to hostage crises, from secret arms deals to nuclear standoffs, each chapter has deepened the mistrust and pushed both nations closer to war.

Understanding this history reveals how strategic partnerships can collapse catastrophically—and why some conflicts seem impossible to resolve.

Timeline of Confrontation. You will need to see the timeline, as it’s not possible to post it due to its large size. A list of conflicts will accompany the graph.

These few excerpts begin to tell the history of the love-hate relationship with not just the USA, but the world.

The 1953 Coup

Early Friendship

Formal relations between America and Persia began in the mid-19th century. For decades, the relationship was positive if distant. Persian leaders, wary of British and Russian colonial ambitions during the “Great Game,” viewed America as more trustworthy.

After World War II, Iran’s strategic importance grew immensely. Its vast oil reserves were critical to rebuilding Western Europe, and its border with the Soviet Union made it a crucial Cold War front line. U.S. policy focused on preventing Iran from falling under Soviet control.

This Cold War logic collided with Iranian nationalism in 1951. Iran’s parliament, led by charismatic Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, voted to nationalize the country’s oil industry.

Operation Ajax

Initially, America was hesitant to intervene. But British intelligence began framing Mossadegh as a threat to Western security, warning that his policies created openings for Iran’s pro-Soviet Tudeh Party to seize power.

The Eisenhower administration, deeply concerned about potential communist takeover in a country bordering Soviet satellites, was persuaded that action was necessary.

The result was Operation TPAJAX, a covert CIA operation planned with Britain’s MI6 to overthrow Iran’s democratically elected government. Declassified documents confirm the agency’s central role.

With a $1 million budget, CIA operatives led by Kermit Roosevelt Jr. (Theodore Roosevelt’s grandson) orchestrated a destabilization campaign. They planted propaganda in newspapers, bribed politicians and clergy, and financed street protests to create chaos.

The coup reached its climax on August 19, 1953. With support from key Iranian military officers loyal to the monarch, pro-Shah forces prevailed. Mossadegh was arrested, tried, and spent his remaining years under house arrest.

The Shah, who had briefly fled the country, was flown back and reinstated with absolute power.

The Aftermath

In Washington and London, the coup was hailed as a masterful Cold War victory that secured a vital ally and precious oil resources. As reward for its assistance, America was granted significant share of Iran’s oil wealth. The 1954 Consortium Agreement gave American companies a 40% stake in Iran’s nationalized oil industry for 25 years.

But the coup left a poisonous legacy. It destroyed Iran’s democratic movement and replaced it with an authoritarian monarchy increasingly dependent on American support. This foreign intervention painted America as a semi-colonial power, no different from the British and Russians that Iranians had long mistrusted.

The event created a fundamental disconnect in national narratives. For America, 1953 was a pragmatic Cold War action quickly forgotten by the public. For generations of Iranians, it became the foundational story of American treachery—living proof that the United States couldn’t be trusted and that its democratic rhetoric covered predatory interests. This aversion to foreign meddling became woven into Iran’s national identity, providing fertile ground for the anti-American revolution that would come.

The Shah’s Alliance

America’s Regional Policeman

Following 1953, Iran became a cornerstone of American Middle East policy. For the next quarter-century, the authoritarian Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was one of Washington’s closest allies.

Yet this alliance was inherently unstable. The very policies America pursued to bolster the Shah—massive arms sales and brutal internal security—fueled the popular resentment that would ultimately destroy the monarchy.

Under the Shah, Iran became America’s “regional policeman” in the Persian Gulf, a bulwark against Soviet influence and guarantor of oil flows to the West.

This partnership was cemented during President Nixon’s 1972 Tehran visit. Seeking help to protect U.S. interests and counter Soviet-allied Iraq, Nixon gave the Shah a virtual “blank check,” promising Iran could purchase any non-nuclear American weapons it desired.

As you can see, it wasn’t just Barack Obama who gave Iran Millions in cash.

Will President Trump be the one who will end this endless hate and warfare? We pray that, no matter your religion, it will be so. Look not to governments, but to the higher power of faith.