CIA overthrew Iran's democracy in 1953
The Middle East would've been a different place without the USA and UK.
Considering these dangerous times, those dead and about to die, let’s remember what helped get us here.
“On August 19, 2013, the CIA publicly admitted for the first time its involvement in the 1953 coup against Iran's elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.” - NPR
Listen to: ‘How the CIA overthrew Iran's democracy in 4 Days’
Something conveniently forgotten about, as the US replaced Iranian democracy with theor own dictator, the "Shah of Iran", a figurehead, something they have repeated in the Ukraine.
3 years before I was born. When I was growing up, the only thing we knew about was the Vietnam War..
We didn't know where Iran was ,nor did we care.its no longer amazing to find out about my country's meddling in others affairs.
Thanks for the npr podcast.
It's always nice to learn something new 😌