U.S. Overthrow of Mossadeq Government of Iran

In 1953, the U.S. along with the British engineered the overthrow of the democratically-elected Mossadeq government. Almost every Iranian remembers this, but very few Americans do.

In my last post, I described the positive role of Americans in the development of modern Iran. This video picks up the story with a look at international relations under Shah Reza Pahlavi and his son Mohammed Reza Pahlavi leading up to the election of Mohammed Mossadeq and U.S. actions during the Eisenhower administration. These actions demonstrated the U.S. preference for stability over democracy, which has had longterm consequences. Please listen to the story and let me know what you think.

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Dr. Art Pitz
The Professor’s House
Know the History–Understand the Choices