Is Iran at an historic turning point? Iranian-born Alex Vatanka of the Middle East Institute weighs in on the likely paths and consequences. We also discuss the US history of intervention in Iran dating back to the CIA’s Operation Ajax in 1953.
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The US and UK forced Stalin and the Soviets out of Iran in 1943. In the early 1950s, a prime minister was being elected and in the course of the campaign, several candidates were assassinated, leaving only Mossegh, who was backed by Stalin and the Communists. The Shah asked the UK for help, who then asked the US to help them. Mossegh was arrested and sentenced to home confinement for life.
The Shah had the power to fire Mossegh, but lacked the power to battle the Communist agents in Iran.
I am guessing the rationale for granting the Shah’s request for assistance was because they realized the world had nothing to gain with a Soviet Naval Base on the Indian Ocean.
Kohemeni was in exile in France at this time, and this in no way affected the rising Islamist tide that was to take over Afghanistan in 1976, Iran in 1979, and Pakistan during the same time frame.
The Shah had the power to fire Mossegh, but lacked the power to battle the Communist agents in Iran.
A better place to start would be Iran’s pre-World War II history and work your way into the 1941 coup. It’s an American leftist/Islamic Republic slant to start with 1953 and overemphasize American involvement. During World War II, Iran was important to the U.S. as it was a major supply route to arm the Soviet Union. Post World War II, Iran used the U.S. to advance its own oil interests and use the U.S. as a wedge against the Soviet Union and Britain. It’s comical to think that the U.S. was the major player or manipulator. The U.S. spent little money and Iranian politics spun its own unique way. The left-wing and the Islamic Republic like to spin their own narratives for domestic political reasons.