Do americans actually realize that our involvement in Iran from 1950′s was a catalyst for Irans hatred for US?
In 1951, a pro-democratic nationalist, Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh rose to prominence in Iran and was elected Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, Mossadegh alarmed the West by his nationalization of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later British Petroleum, BP) that had controlled the country’s oil reserves. In response, Britain immediately embargoed Iran. Soon after, members of the British Intelligence Service invited the United States to join them in covertly overthrowing the democratically-elected Mossadegh. After convincing Eisenhower that Mossadegh was sympathetic to communism (even though he was an avowed anti-communist), the United States agreed to assist Britain in Operation Ajax. President Eisenhower authorized the CIA to take the lead in the operation of overthrowing Mossadegh and supporting a US-friendly monarch. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi’s rule became increasingly autocratic.
Simple rule of Cause and Effect.
yes, i just did my university mid-term paper on this subject. but i have known for many years, but of course history is my hobbie.
but as someone said, most american’s history consist of sport events and what paris hilton did last week.
most don’t even remember what was said leading up to the recent iraq war.
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The coup that changed the Middle East: Mossadeq v. the CIA in retrospect. (Reconsiderations).(Dr. Mohammed Mosadeq)(US Central Intelligence Agency’s … Iran): An article from: World Policy Journal $5.95 This digital document is an article from World Policy Journal, published by World Policy Institute on June 22, 2002. The length of the article is 3944 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Citation DetailsTitle… |
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