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Worried about Britain's other interests in Iran, and (thanks to the Tudeh party)[9] believing that Iran's nationalism was really a Soviet-backed plot, Britain persuaded US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles that Iran was falling to the Soviets—effectively exploiting the American Cold War mindset. Since President Harry S. Truman was busy fighting a war in Korea, he did not agree to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. However, in 1953, when Dwight D. Eisenhower became president, the UK convinced the U.S. to undertake a joint coup d'état.
The main interest being BP, yes the British Petroleum that we all know too well today.
As a condition for restoring the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, in 1954 the U.S. required removal of the AIOC's monopoly; five American petroleum companies, Royal Dutch Shell, and the Compagnie Française des Pétroles
People dont focus on who benefited besides the US. You ever wonder why those countries (UK, France, Netherlands, and more) are such close allies?
I always find it odd, that the UK has always been by the US with all the affairs they have meddled in the middle east. Yet UK gets little attention. The UK has heavy investments and interest in the middle east, it's been possible behind JOINT actions with the US. Essentially they both play bad cop, good cop.
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–]FercPolo 65 points 3 years ago
It's upsetting that this is a TIL because the CIA itself points to this event as the starting point for 9/11.
Yeah, interesting to note that Iran has legitimate reasons to hate external government intervention. Can you imagine what the USA would have done had Iran deposed OUR leader for THEIR benefit?
www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/...throw_first_iranian/
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Australia in flacari de luni de zile.Pierderi masive.
Cine este Australia?
Crown colony !
lista coloniilor coroanei
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_colony
Io,din cate stiu ,lira e cap de lista,ca putere.