Why does everyone hate Iran?

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I want to know what Iran did that made everyone turn against it. My family was born in Iran and I went to Iran once, and I got to meet my whole family for the first time, so this means a lot to me, Iran is my home. When I ask my parents, they won't tell me, and when I try to google it, I can't find anything. I'm starting to think about telling people I'm just "Middle-Eastern" if they ask me where I'm from, so they won't hate me. So, can you guys tell me why Iran and Iranians are hated?

Lost_in_the_Woods · Accepted Answer

I got thrown out of my history class in 10th grade, but the history chair actually liked me and knew I had potential. It happened to be during her work period so, I got a personal tutor... 😅

She said I could pick any topic I wanted, spend the time researching it, and she wanted a college level report on it for a final grade.

I wish I still had the paper, I'd send it to you. But the short answer is it's extremely complicated. I deeply regreted choosing us and Iranian relations.

It all started back in the 70's and 80's, but most people would say the hostage crisis was what really staked us firmly against each other. Google "Iranian hostage crisis" if you want to start down the wormhole, but basically the Iranians trapped a bunch of US journalists in Iran and held them hostage for over a year, which was a huge embarrassment to the US and quite possibly lost Jimmy Carter the White House.

Since then, it's been like mean girls between our two governments. They do anything they can to hurt the other and it just escalates over time. Luckily, (or unluckily) both countries are facing so many other problems right now that it hasn't been a frontburner issue for a long time.

I've always had a certain understanding for the Iranians point of view. Our government likes to complain about their ties to Russia and China and their support for our other enemies in the middle east, but we don't give them a lot of other options. Iran is a much smaller country than the USA, but they don't like to be bullied anymore than anyone else. How could they not side with our enemies? That said, they don't really try to get along with us or de-escalate the tensions any more than we do.

Basically, it's like mean girls. It started with just having some differences, then there were some small disagreements, then it just kept going back and forth with both sides doing anything they could to hurt or embarrass the other.

So now, there is almost no chance of being Allies, and there is a lot of anger and resentment on both sides.

Miristheiss · Accepted Answer

I don't hate most of the people.
I don't care for the country though.
Why? I'm from the USA. They stormed our American embassy in 1979 or 80 and took roughly 60 U. S. hostages and held them for 444 days. That's an act of war to me.

They are considered the biggest state sponsor of terrorism and funds Hamas and it is behind the killing of Americans in Iraq.

Their leasers have said they want Israel wiped off the map.

I consider Iran a hostile nation. I'm sure they think the same of the USA. I don't disliked the people. I know they are oppressed and the government often rounds up and executes those it deems to be a threat. I know many in Iran want change there.

SpiderManFan2002 · Accepted Answer

I’m not exactly knowledgeable about the political situation in Iran, but politics will be a huge part of it, not to mention the government itself has done bad things so that also plays a role in it I guess.

But one thing I will tell you, is do not be ashamed of who you are. Persian people are awesome and you have such a beautiful culture, and another reason why people hate Iranians is because they (people who hate Iranians) are so uneducated that they can’t differentiate between a government and individuals. They’re ignorant. Don’t let them make you hide who you are, you’re Persian and be happy about it. I know it’s difficult when you receive hatred for it, but once you learn to rise above it things become easier. :)

CMC93 · Accepted Answer

I like the country. I haven't met anyone that has talked badly about Iran here in North America.

AlexanderAnttila · Answer

You don't have to call yourself a stupid girl for that. I'd rather say painfully ill informed.
I would assume that their Islamic dictatorship whose Ayatollah daily spews out hatred against the West, Jews and Christendom, secret nuclear programs, sponsoring of terrorism, their vast network of global terroist activity, the Quds who have been repsonsible for several attacks and assassination attempts for decades and who owns drug plantations in Bolivia, genocidal hostility against Israel the only democracy of the Middle East are a few things that has rubbed people the wrong way.

Andres77 · Answer

Iran and the US used to be allies, going back to world war 2. We were friends.
In 1979 the Islamic revolution took place in Iran and then the official position of the new Iranian Islamic government was "death to Israel and death to the USA."

I don't hate Iranian people. Just like I don't hate the Chinese people. But the Iranian government and the Chinese communist government want me and my family dead.

It's not the Iranian people that are the problem. It's a hostile terrorist sponsoring Iranian government that is the problem.

As you listen and communicate with people ask them specifically if they dislike all Iranians or just the current hostile government of Iran.

Is that fair?

tartaarsaus · Answer

Iran generally has a history of being hostile to quite a few nations, such as the USA, Israel and various Western nations. Moreover, they have also been accused of sponsoring suicide bombing against civilians other countries (such as in Argentina), have a proven history of financing terrorist organizations (such as Hamas, Hezbollah and more), they are very strong supporters of Assad in his civil war. And the most recent thi g is that they were accused of trying to kidnap a Iranian-American journalist back to Iran.

The irony is that right before 1979, they were quite strong allies with the West, but everything changed in 1979

msc545 · Answer

The US is responsible for the hatred toward Iran. The US government believes that no country except the US (and countries it approves of) should have nuclear weapons, and Iran doesn't agree. The US has done everything it can via constant propaganda to persuade others that the Iranians are terrorists, which they are NOT. Given the disgusting record of the US in terms of intervening in the politics of many countries and destroying their governments and replacing them with puppets of the US, Iran is right to develop nuclear weapons, since the only countries that the US won't harass are the ones with nuclear weapons.

Vietnemin · Answer

I also wonder why myself. Iranian culture is spiritual and historical Shia and open minded. Only Americans and their propaganda have made Iran evil. If American media says someone is evil then they’re evil. No attention is given to the other side of things. Americans are brainwashed.

I’m Chinese and like Iran I think they’re the most open minded middle eastern country.

Mynameisbobby · Answer

My uncle told me something about the hostages that they took from the American embassy in 1979. I don't hate Iranians though it's the government that does these things not the people.

BeenThereLovedIt · Answer

If you can't find history on iran / USA historical relations, I suggest you try again and search for what I just said. There's no way you cannot google this information.

Celtero · Answer

Iran is very power hunger and they often sponsor terrorism in other countries while oppressing their own people.  So that isn't to say people hate Iranians, they hate the government.

Anonymous · Answer

I see you're only 14. So do a search on something called "The Islamic Revolution". That's a good place to start.
And hate is a strong word. Iran really doesn't rank high enough to elicit that emotion from us. Think of Iran as a backwater that misbehaved a lot. Has to be put in a corner till they can behave.

The-Wise-Phoenix · Answer

Read about the Iranian hostage Crisis of 1979. That is why many Americans are not fond of Iran.  Yeah we are still upset about that 42 years later.  See the movie Argo for more perspective.

MarkRet · Answer

I don't hate Iran or Iranians, but I don't like their government, and I don't like Islam.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

When you look closely, you will notice that people tend to feel more hate the less they are informed (or educated).

nolabels · Answer

The question, to me, is not, "Why does everyone hate Iran"? The question is, "Why does Iran hate us"?

rcljr · Answer

Nobody hates Iran or the Iranian people, everyone hates the ayatollahs, and their stupid sexist religious cult.

OddBeMe · Answer

We hate their radical, religious govt. I also hate Israel’s radical, religious govt. But I don’t hate Persians or Jews.

Sweepthelegjonny · Answer

Because G. I. Joe taught us to. 80s cartoons were vicious!

Anonymous · Answer

Because the US likes to go to war with middle Eastern countries so it can have a proxy war against Russia and also take their oil and disrupt their political systems.

They gotta justify the war somehow.

SmokinAces2000 · Answer

Because the far right loves shoving propaganda about Islamic countries down people’s throats

Sam_The_Savage · Answer

Bkoz Iran is powerful without helping of USA. So it's obvious you know.

Anonymous · Answer

because they hate the fucking jew bastards in america and won't tolerate their shit. and they hate feminazis and won't put up with women's bullshit or any of their crap. anything the psycho liberals and sjw's love iran hates

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