On this day in 1953, the US’ CIA and UK’s MI6 orchestrated t... — Going Underground (@GUnderground_TV)

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On this day in 1953, the US’ CIA and UK’s MI6 orchestrated the coup to remove Iran’s🇮🇷 democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. Mosaddegh had pursued nationalist policies and was widely-popular, having nationalised Iran’s oil to stop British exploitation of Iran’s natural resources. Winston Churchill considered Iranian oil to be Britain’s. Contrary to the US’ and UK’s claims to promote democracy and freedom around the world, the US and UK backed The Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi to attain authoritarian control over Iran, subverting Iran’s democratic and sovereign ambitions.