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title: "Iran REALLY Hates Britain. Here's Why."
description: "A century of occupation, the 1953 coup, and decades of hostage diplomacy left Tehran with a deep suspicion of London — a suspicion the regime now finds too useful to give up."
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  - name: Simon Whistler
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A century of occupation, the 1953 coup, and decades of hostage diplomacy left Tehran with a deep suspicion of London — a suspicion the regime now finds too useful to give up.

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Full analysis is behind the paywall. Read the gated piece at https://fronts.co/videos/iran-really-hates-britain-heres-why/.
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