1953 it was, the British and Americans installed the Shah as a puppet.Not sure if it's been mentioned in the thread, however the history of this region is quite interesting. I only learnt this recently through folk making the point on the telly box. Assertion being Iran had a democratic setup in the (50s?) but their leader wanted to nationalise the oil industry. This didn't suit the west, so we had him disposed of and the rest, as they say, is history.
Not fact checked.
The Israelis trained Irans secret police, that could explain Irans enmity towards Israel.
