The second one looks better to me and better visualisation.

Or it could be because Iran (Persia) had an empire long before America or Jesus existed.

Perhaps they hate the USA because it orchestrated a coup that overthrew a democratically elected leader. Then supported the Shah's authoritarian rule. USA then went on to support Iraq in the Iran-Iraq war. Its not difficult to see why they don't trust USA and dislike what they did to their country.

Saddam Hussein attacked Kuwait not Qatar.