Due to religious differences with Saudi, Iran became many enemies.
Even though the war between Iran and America has not started, both are ready for it. The war of words continues. Considering the situation, India has issued an advisory asking Indians to leave the country. Currently there are 9 thousand Indians in Iran. Most of them are students who had gone to Iran for studies. Not only this, in the second advisory Indians were also advised not to go to Israel. This is because Iran had clearly threatened to attack Israel.
Iran is among those countries which have more enemies than friends. Most people think that only America and Israel are Iran’s biggest enemies, but many countries are included in this list. Know how long is the list of Iran’s enemies.
How many enemies does Iran have?
First let us know the story of Israel. Today Israel and Iran are staunch enemies, but there was a time when both of them were friends. In 1948, when Israel was facing the crisis of recognition, Iran fulfilled its duty of friendship by recognizing Israel. The impact of Iran’s Islamic Revolution was such that friends became enemies.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
From 1925 to 1979, Iran was ruled by the Pahlavi dynasty. At the time of Israel’s establishment, Iran was the second Muslim majority country to recognize Israel. After this, Israel also opened its embassy in Tehran, Iran, but in 1979, the Islamic Revolution in Iran overthrew the Pahlavi regime.
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khamenei, the leader of the revolution in Iran, laid the foundation of the country with Islamic thinking. Ended relations with western countries. Announced to stand with the Palestinians. He said, Israel oppresses Palestinians. In this way relations were broken and the same message was given to the country. As a result, relations with Israel deteriorated.
President Donald Trump.
Story of enmity with America
There are many reasons for the enmity between the two countries. After the coup in Iran in 1953, the then Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh nationalized the oil companies. This caused losses to American-British companies and both countries started disliking Iran.Media reports claimed that CIA and Britain together got Mossadegh removed and America put Shah Reza Pahlavi in power. It was from here that the seeds of hatred between Iran and America grew.
During the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the people ousted the American-backed Shah and formed an Islamic government under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini. Iran declared itself an anti-American country. The American Embassy in Tehran was captured and 52 American citizens were held hostage for 444 days. This is how relationships broke down. America is the biggest supporter of Israel, this also increased the enmity with Iran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Mohammed bin Salman.
enmity with Saudi Arabia
From time to time there are reports of improving relations between Iran and Saudi, but the situation has been different from this. There was talk in the year 2023 that both the countries are coming closer, but looking at the current situation it does not seem at all possible. The biggest reason for sourness in relations between Iran and Saudi has been religious differences. Even though both the countries believe in Islam, their sects are different. Saudi Arabia is the stronghold of Sunni Islam. Whereas Iran is a country of Shias. Both countries consider themselves the real leaders of the Islamic world. This is the biggest reason.
Sunni countries like UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain as well as Egypt and Jordan are seen standing with Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Iran appears to be backward among the largest group of Islamic countries.
Prime Minister of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif.
How are relations with Pakistan?
At one time Pakistan and Iran were known for friendship. After independence, when Pakistan became a country, Iran was the first to recognize it and opened its embassy there. In the war against India, Iran had given many war planes and war materials to Pakistan. Not only this, Iran completely helped in suppressing the voice of Baloch in Pakistan. Iran cooperated in nuclear programme.
Change was visible after the Iranian Revolution. Differences started appearing between the two countries. Enmity reached its peak in the 1990s. The Shia-Sunni dispute deepened the color of enmity.Pakistan alleged that Iran provokes the Shias living there. During this period, the killing of Iranian Air Force cadets deepened the enmity.
France and Canada may not be staunch enemies, but they are also not included in the list of Iran’s friends. France has always supported nuclear sanctions. At the same time, Canada made statements against Iran on human rights issue. As a result, diplomatic relations between the two were broken.
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