60 Seconds of Relevant History: Iran

In 1953 Mosaddeq, the democratically elected prime minister of Iran, was a threat to British hegemony over Iranian oil. As a result, the British government of the time manipulated the Americans to believe that Mosaddeq was a communist supporter. Together with the Americans, they organized a coup that outset Mosaddeq from power, destroyed the newly established democracy, and planted the seeds for the Muslim revolution that turned Iran into a fundamentalist state.

Just in case you thought the Americans were the root of all evil ...