The Myth of CIA Responsibility for the Iranian Coup in 1953

(Weekly Standard) Ray Takeyh - The story that the Eisenhower administration ousted Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadeq in 1953 is unhinged from history. Last month, the State Department released a cache of documents related to the period. It is hard to read these cables and come to the conclusion that America overthrew Mossadeq. The writer is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations.


2017-07-18 00:00:00

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