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2024-10-21 16:20:55 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: BF5122AD2A2E71AFB3DE791398F05EE59AACB20C88E05335DCD026DED92D5B1B
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UK wasn't involved in Mossadegh's removal & he wasn't elected, being appointed & dismissed by Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Mossadegh attempted to destroy the constitutional monarchy by dissolving parliament then attempted a coup. Mossadegh was Soviet backed via the Tudeh party https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/israel-middle-east/articles/cia-coup-in-iran-that-never-was-mossadegh https://www.commentary.org/articles/ray-takeyh/iran-1953-coup-america/
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