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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Mohammad mossadegh - The Untold Story

How a secret CIA operation in 1953 set the stage for decades of tension between Iran and United States

US-Iran hostility stems from a 1953 CIA-backed coup which removed Prime Minister Mossadegh. Britain's oil dispute with Iran triggered the crisis and led to economic pressure. The Shah's rule, supported by the US, fostered growing opposition and anger. This historical distrust fueled the 1979 revolution and subsequent US embassy hostage…

The Times of India

‘No fear of roaring lions’: Iran has a long history of standing firm against outside aggressors

US President Donald Trump’s threats against Iran since the war began have targeted not just the country’s military capabilities, but its entire civilisation.

The Conversation

‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave

A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’, whose wine portfolio boasted Blue Nun – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East

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Decades of hostility between Iran and the US were preceded by a little-remembered century-long friendship

The British- and American-backed plot to overthrow Iran’s prime minister in 1953 laid the groundwork for the 1979 Iran hostage crisis and decades of hostility with the U.S. that have now culminated in a war launched on Iran by the U.S. and Israel.

The Conversation

We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem

Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world’s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we face, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Trump's latest Iran plan will backfire

As the administration reportedly prepares to arm Kurds, history shows the risks of using militias for regime change

Salon

One key difference on America and Iran, then and now: the CIA had a plan for what would happen in 1953

President Trump has said he wants regime change in Iran but has articulated no strategy for achieving that end.

Fortune

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CIA agents successfully executed a plan for regime change in Iran in 1953 – but Trump hasn’t revealed any signs of a plan

When the bombing of Iran began on Feb. 28, 2026, the Trump administration had not informed the American people exactly what it was prepared to achieve.

The Conversation

Iran’s universities have long been a battleground, where protests happen and students fight for the future

Iran’s current wave of protests continues to spread across the country, as the United States weighs military intervention. Meanwhile, many Iranian people continue to struggle to pay for basic necessities amid a collapsing currency.

The Conversation

What Iran’s latest protests tell us about power, memory and resistance

For Iranians, the past year has meant contending with everyday necessities slipping further and further out of reach. The cost of living has surged beyond what many households can manage, and what felt like economic strain became an economic freefall.

The Conversation

A long, dire history of US interference in Iran

Letters: Raza Griffiths says the US should give up its act as the world’s policeman; plus letters from Bryn Hughes and Maged Karim

The Guardian - UK

A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.

Reason

The US sponsored Iran’s 1953 regime change: Is Trump planning a repeat?

A quarter century before the 1979 revolution, the US and UK helped depose democratically elected Iranian PM Mossadegh.

Al Jazeera

AP WAS THERE: A 1953 CIA-led coup in Iran topples prime minister, cements shah's power

In August 1953, a CIA-backed coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, cementing the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for over 25 years before the 1979 Islamic Revolution

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A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it

Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States

Al Jazeera

World Cup 2022: A brief history of US-Iran relations

As US meets Iran in critical World Cup match in Qatar, Al Jazeera looks at the volatile history between the two nations.

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