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Operation Ajax
The war was triggered by the Anglo-iran crisis of 1951 to 1953. The Anglo-iran Oil Company was largely viewed as a colonial influence bent on controlling the host government and enjoying benefits from the hierarchies that resulted … the hierarchies that resulted from a society that was divided. However, in 1951, led by campaigns championed by Prime Minister then, Mohammad Mossadeq, iran managed to nationalize its oil resources. Slightly over two years down the line after the nationalization of its oil, the iran Premier was deposed (De Seve, 2020).
When the foreign powers failed to destabilize and abdicate, the British tried to dislocate the premier one … practically carry out the coup on their own, they had a major hand in its execution by the USA. Their contribution included chosen iran experts who formed a secret network within the iran Forces, a civilian network that had existed for……
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