A "brief" history of Iranian government. I have had several people point to the Pahlavi government and blame the US for the problems in Iran we are experiencing.

Ancient Period
Elamite Civilization (c. 2700–539 BCE)

Government: City-states, later a centralized monarchy.

Characterization: Highly stratified; authoritarian, as typical of early Bronze and Iron Age civilizations.

Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE)

Government:...