In August 1953, MI6/CIA instituted a coup against Iran's democratically elected government to install an anti-communist "dictator" who would promote UK oil interests.
In August 1953, MI6/CIA instituted a coup against Iran's democratically elected government to install an anti-communist "dictator" who would promote UK oil interests.
www.declassifieduk.org Iran 1953: MI6 plots with Islamists to overthrow democracy
Declassified British files highlight a little known aspect of the joint MI6/CIA coup against Iran’s democratically elected government in August 1953 – UK covert action in support of leading radical Shia Islamists, the predecessors of Ayatollah Khomeini.
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Don't think that US/UK involvement in the coup was a secret
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