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Iranian demonstrator dressed as Uncle Sam.

The Secret C.I.A. Operation That Haunts U.S.-Iran Relations

A 1953 C.I.A.-backed coup that ousted Iran’s Cold War leader has colored U.S.-Iran relations for decades.

via Retro Report on September 28, 2023

Operation Ajax

How the CIA’s first attempt at regime change nearly failed.

by Bridey Heing via Lapham’s Quarterly on November 26, 2018

Jimmy Carter and Shah Pahlavi.

The US’s Long History of Destabilizing Iran

Kamala Harris called Iran a “destabilizing, dangerous force.” The appropriate context for this is the US’s own decades-long history of destabilizing Iran.

by Seraj Assi via Jacobin on October 9, 2024

Students demonstrating against the Shah of Iran, Washington, DC, 1979.

Indifferent to the Fate of Freedom Elsewhere

Jimmy Carter is known for his defense of human rights worldwide. But in 1979, he threatened to deport thousands of Iranian student protesters.

by Will Teague via HNN on March 11, 2025

The United States Overthrew Iran’s Last Democratic Leader

Archival records make clear that the U.S. government was the key actor in the 1953 coup that ousted Mohammad Mosaddeq—not the Iranian clergy.

by Roham Alvandi via Foreign Policy on October 30, 2019

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