In August 1953 the United States, in cahoots with the United Kingdom, toppled the popular government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in Iran. London and Washington were outraged by Mosaddegh’s successful struggle to nationalize Iran’s oil industry.
Two minutes of history: the 1953 coup in Iran in a nutshell
London and Washington were outraged by Moasaddegh’s successful struggle in 1953 to nationalize Iran’s oil industry.
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