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Originally Posted by ddthetide
the CIA should be figuring out a way to help the moderates topple the hardliners.
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Shah Reza ...
"In 1953
the United States played a significant role in orchestrating the overthrow of Iran's popular Prime Minister, Mohammed Massadegh. The Eisenhower Administration believed its actions were justified for strategic reasons; but the coup was clearly a setback for Iran's political development. And it is easy to see now why many Iranians continue to resent this intervention by America in their internal affairs." - Wikipedia ....