ABSTRACT
Britain and Russia had dominated Iran and the French, Germans, and Americans were viewed as possible liberators. The United States (US) government tried for a while to mediate, but finally decided to side with the British to denationalize the oil industry. That was a great blow to the Iranian nationalists. Dr. Mosadeq had nationalized Iran's British-controlled oil industry. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 opened a new chapter in the US-Iranian relations. Governments are dominated by ambitious men who relentlessly pursue power with little regard for the human ties that unite the people of the world. The Islamic Revolution of 1979 opened a new chapter in the US-Iranian relations. Many other American novelists such as John Steinbeck, William Saroyan, and Erskine Caldwell were immensely popular in Iran. America seemed to be a land of liberty and heroic struggles against injustice. The events of August 19, 1953 had a decisive impact on the American image in Iran.
