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Iran's 1953 Coup and Iran's Enduring Instability

In March 1951, Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh nationalized the British-controlled Anglo-Iranian Oil Company to reclaim Iran's sovereignty over its oil resources. In response, the United States and Britain orchestrated Operation Ajax on August 19, 1953 — a CIA-MI6 coup that overthrew

Umar Ali

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