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Coverage dated August 24, 2023

A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it

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Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States. America feared a possible tilt toward the Soviet Union and the loss of Iranian crude oil.

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country with people still trying to make sense of it (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States. America feared a possible tilt toward the Soviet Union and the loss of Iranian crude oil.

  2. The Times of Israel

    70 years later, a CIA-backed coup still roils Iran-US relations (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The 1953 ouster of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh to cement the rule of the Shah still haunts the country and its Islamist rulers

  3. PBS NewsHour

    A 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran continues to complicate and keep tensions high with U.S. (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran's prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States.

  4. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    A CIA-backed 1953 coup in Iran haunts the country (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    TEHRAN, Iran >> Seventy years after a CIA-orchestrated coup toppled Iran’s prime minister, its legacy remains both contentious and complicated for the Islamic Republic as tensions stay high with the United States.

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