1953 Coup
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"A Troubled Sleep of Oil" explains reasons behind 1953 coup
TEHRAN, Aug. 22 (MNA) – In "A Troubled Sleep of Oil", Mohammad-Ali Movahhed reconstructs Iran’s petroleum saga as a story of contracts, concessions, and contested sovereignty—arguing that the fine print of oil agreements shaped the fate of a nation.
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72 years after the 1953 coup, US plots against Iran go on
TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Seventy-two years ago on Aug. 19, 1953, the United States and Britain plotted a coup against the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh to revive the autocratic rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.