How Britain Crushed Democracy in Iran

Created
Sat, 19/08/2023 - 21:35
Updated
Thu, 24/08/2023 - 02:38

19 August marks an ignominious anniversary: the 70th anniversary of the coup against Mohammed Mossadegh and the snuffing out of Iranian democracy. Popularly remembered largely as a CIA-led operation, the plot to oust Mossadegh was as British as it was American; while the United States has long acknowledged culpability, Whitehall remains resistant to do likewise. […]