On the 60th anniversary of the 1953 military coup in Iran that - TopicsExpress



          

On the 60th anniversary of the 1953 military coup in Iran that overthrew the government of radical nationalist Mohammad Mossadegh, the #US has declassified #documents detailing how the #CIA’s secret operation brought the country’s Shah back to power. “American and British involvement in Mossadegh’s ouster has long been public knowledge, but today’s posting includes what is believed to be the CIA’s first formal acknowledgement that the agency helped to plan and execute the coup,” the US National Security Archive said... - August 19, 2013 - #history #Iran #politics #scandal #security
Posted on: Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:02:16 +0000

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