The C. I. A: The 1953 Iranian Revolution

The 1953 Iranian Revolution involved the C.I.A. (Central Intelligence Agency) publically announcing for the first time ever that they were involved in the 1953 coup against Iran’s prime minister Mohammad Mosaddeq, documents that showed just how the British government was attempting to prohibit the information release entailing their involvement in this displacement (Cold War 1953 CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran, n.d.). Moreover, during the 60th anniversary of a particular event summoned by Iranians as valuable evidence of western interference the United States national security archive located at George Washington University published various C.I.A. documents that were declassified (history.com). In addition to this, “The military coup that dethroned Mosaddeq along with his National Front cabinet was accomplished under the direction of the C.I.A. as a United States foreign policy act, created and approved at the highest government levels,” as read by a previously excised portion of the C.I.A. history entitled The Battle of Iran (Cold War 1953 CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran, n.d.).
Additionally, documents, that were published on the …show more content…
Believing that the danger had passed many troops were stationed around the city because of their interest in the shah’s departure as well as arrests of officers that were a part of the coup (iranchamber.com). Later that night the C.I.A. made arrangements for General Zahedi and other Iranian agents and army officers to be taken in illegally into the embassy compound for a “council of war” (iranchamber.com). Additionally, on August 19 the next tactic was to initiate a counterattack, sending a leading cleric from Tehran to conduct a call for a holy war against Communism in the holy Qoom city