Iran 1953 The C.I.A. coup d'etat of a Democratically Elected Government

With President Trump backing out of the 2015 Nuclear Deal with Iran, we could possibly be facing a world war with a country we know little about. In 1953 the CIA in Iran commited a coup d'etat against the Democratically elected government of Iran. That peice of history had remained secret for decades

I urge you to read the links and watch the YouTube clips provided for a mind blowing history of Iran and the CIA coup d'etat that has brought decades of problems and Billions of dollars in defense spending courtesy of the United States C.I.A.

https://www.ueunion.org/ue-news-feature/2010/bp-a-long-bloody-history-of-reckless-greed
Mossadegh came to New York in October 1951 for a UN Security Council debate on a British resolution condemning Iran's oil nationalization. Mossadegh, a skilled lawyer and parliamentary debater, clearly beat the British UN ambassador, and increased public support for Iran in the U.S. and worldwide. He went to Washington to meet President Truman, stopping in Philadelphia to visit the birthplace of American democracy, Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Time magazine put him on its cover as "Man of the Year," calling him "the Iranian George Washington."

From the New York Times, the absolute best resource on the 1953 CIA coup in Iran online. It's broken down into several chapters and is the

https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/world/mideast/041600iran-cia-index.html
Allen W. Dulles, the director of central intelligence, approved $1 million on April 4 to be used "in any way that would bring about the fall of Mossadegh," the history says. "The aim was to bring to power a government which would reach an equitable oil settlement, enabling Iran to become economically sound and financially solvent, and which would vigorously prosecute the dangerously strong Communist Party."

https://www.newsweek.com/american-interference-how-cia-toppled-iranian-democracy-643266

Presenting Mossadegh as a threat to America’s global fight against communism, British intelligence services conspired with the CIA to undermine his regime. They wanted to replace him with the more pliant General Fazlollah Zahedi, acting under the direction of the autocratic Shah. Catching wind of the plot, Mossadegh had a number of conspirators arrested—and the CIA decided to call off the operation.

A previously undisclosed telegram was sent by CIA officials in Washington to instruct their assets in Iran on August 18, 1953. It read:

Operation has been tried and failed […] we should not participate in any operation against Mossadegh which could be traced back to US and further compromise future relations with him which may become only course of action left open to US.

But the CIA agent running Operation Ajax, Kermit Roosevelt (grandson of Teddy), was undeterred. He decided to ignore his instructions and proceed with the coup regardless. Relying on networks established by British intelligence services, the CIA initiated a wave of propaganda and paid-for protests that quickly destabilized the country.

https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB435/#_ftn1

https://amp.thedailybeast.com/oblivious-to-history-trumps-turning-up-the-heat-on-iran-but-there-are-lessons-in-the-1953-cia-coup

The Intercept

Published on Feb 5, 2018The historical reality is that Iran had a secular, democratic government, led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh between 1951 and 1953 — but Mossadegh was removed from power in a coup organized and funded by the CIA and Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6.

With a handful of exceptions, most mainstream U.S. politicians have little to say about any of this sordid history. In Washington, D.C., Iranian hostility toward the U.S. has long been treated as inexplicable and irrational, while the CIA’s role in the 1953 coup — which set off a chain of events that resulted in the rise of Iran’s ayatollahs and the Islamic Revolution of 1979 — has vanished into a memory hole.

Operation Ajax: Iran and the CIA Coup in 1953 Pt. 1/2

Operation Ajax: Iran and the CIA Coup in 1953 Pt. 2/2

64 Years Later, CIA Details Long-Hidden Role in Iran Coup