1953 coup

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  • 1953 coup 2025/08/19

    By Mahmoud Zekavat

    An unjustifiable coup

    A re-examination of the 1953 coup in Iran

    TEHRAN – Simplified, popular narratives often make history shallow, sterile, and politically charged. These oversimplifications wrap around historical events and figures, preventing a clear understanding and often twisting the truth with clichés. 

  • Court session 2025-08-19 20:01

    Iran holds third hearing in lawsuit over US role in 1953 coup

    TEHRAN – On Tuesday, a third hearing was conducted in a lawsuit where 400,000 Iranian nationals are claiming compensation from the United States for its involvement in the 1953 coup.

  • Shah and Shabaan 2025-08-17 22:01

    By Faramarz Kouhpayeh 

    72 years after the 1953 coup, U.S. plots against Iran continue 

    TEHRAN – Seventy-two years ago on August 19, 1953, the United States and Britain advanced a coup against the first democratically-elected government of Iran, the government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh, and reinstalled the monarchist dictatorship headed by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. 

  • Iran's 1953 coup 2024-08-18 22:21

    Iran's 1953 coup:

    First trial for U.S.-orchestrated putsch held in Tehran

    TEHRAN – An Iranian court has commenced the trial of the U.S. administration and its officials for their role in the 1953 coup against the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. 

  • ئخسشیثلا 2023-08-18 21:48

    By Mona Hojat Ansari

    How much does U.S. really care about democracy?

    TEHRAN - The U.S. likes to present itself as a defender of democracy, freedom, and human rights. Washington’s proclamations have been so persistent and widespread that it has managed to engrave the altruistic image it desires in the minds of millions of people around the world. 

  • PM 2023-08-15 23:00

    London should admit role in Iran coup: ex-UK top diplomat

    TEHRAN – Former UK foreign secretary David Owen has called on Britain to finally acknowledge its role in staging a coup in Iran in 1953.

  • Tanks 2022-08-19 20:37

    1953 coup: America is still the same

    TEHRAN – 69 years after the U.S.-orchestrated coup that changed the course of Iran’s modern history, the U.S. government still pursues its ill-advised policies against Iran.