overthrow of the democratically elected government of Iran
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1953 Iranian coup d'état Part of the Abadan Crisis and the Cold War
Coup supporters celebrate victory in Tehran
Coup supporters celebrate victory in Tehran
Government-Insurgents
Iranian Government supporters House of Pahlavi supporters
United States
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom
1953 Iranian coup d'état Part of the Abadan Crisis and the Cold War
Coup supporters celebrate victory in Tehran
Coup supporters celebrate victory in Tehran
Government-Insurgents
Iranian Government supporters House of Pahlavi supporters
United States
United Kingdom
United States
United Kingdom
Wikipedia
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1953 Iranian coup d'état - Wikipedia
3 days ago - On 19 August 1953, Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh was overthrown in a coup d'état orchestrated by the United States (CIA) and the United Kingdom (MI6). A key motive was to protect British oil interests in Iran after Mosaddegh nationalized and refused to concede to western oil demands.
Encyclopedia Britannica
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1953 coup in Iran | Coup D’etat, Description & Facts | Britannica
3 days ago - 1953 coup in Iran, coup d’état in Iran that occurred in August 1953. Funded by the United States and the United Kingdom, it removed Mohammad Mosaddegh from power and restored Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi as Iran’s leader.
Videos
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Hindustan Times
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US reviving 1953 Iran coup? Trump envoy’s quietly meets exiled crown prince Pahlavi as Tehran burns | Videos
Pahlavi now urges Iranians to stay in the streets, echoing Trump’s promise that “help is on the way.” Inside the White House, officials weigh “non-kinetic” options. The moment feels hauntingly familiar. Is America dusting off the 1953 regime-change playbook?
Published 2 days ago
NYTimes
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Timeline of Iranian Coup
CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE · • Support grows for the nationalization of Iran's oil industry
CIA
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the central intelligence [15369853].pdf
States, 1952-1954, Vol. X, Iran, 1951-54, the documents covered “political and military
Council on Foreign Relations
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U.S. Relations With Iran | Council on Foreign Relations
3 days ago - 1953 – 2025 Onetime allies, the United States and Iran have seen tensions escalate repeatedly in the four decades since the Islamic Revolution.
Globalsecurityreview
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Iran’s 1953 Coup that Wasn’t
September 3, 2024 - In August 1953, the Shah of Iran removed his prime minister, Mohamad Mosaddeq, from his office. The prime minister, who served at the pleasure of the Shah, was in the midst of leading a Marxist-inspired revolution to topple the constitutional ...
The Guardian
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A long, dire history of US interference in Iran | Iran | The Guardian
3 days ago - America’s bloody interference in Iran has a long history, which includes the overthrow of the democratically elected, secular Mossadegh government in 1953 in order to control Iranian oil; supporting the puppet shah’s repressive security ...
PBS
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In first, CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed to overthrow leader of Iran was undemocratic | PBS News
October 12, 2023 - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ... the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as undemocratic....
Monthly Review
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A Defining Moment: The Historical Legacy of the 1953 Iran Coup - Monthly Review
September 8, 2025 - Younes Abouyoub is a political sociologist who has been an academic researcher at Paris University and Columbia University. He is currently conducting field research on the sociology of revolution in... READ MORE
The Guardian
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CIA admits 1953 Iranian coup it backed was undemocratic
October 16, 2023 - The CIA has for the first time acknowledged that the 1953 coup it backed in Iran that overthrew its prime minister and cemented the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was undemocratic.
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How the US Turned Iran Into a Dictatorship: The 1953 Coup (Documentary) - YouTube
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Published October 4, 2024
HISTORY
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CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran | August 19, 1953 | HISTORY
The Iranian military, with the support and financial assistance of the United States government, overthrows the government of Premier Mohammad Mosaddeq and reinstates the Shah of Iran.
Published May 28, 2025