Zarif likens 1953 coup to Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ on Iranians

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Monday commemorated the anniversary of the 1953 coup in Iran, saying the Americans and the British orchestrated the coup following years of “maximum pressure” on Iranians, hinting at U.S. President Donald Trump’s “maximum pressure” policy against Iran.

By Hanif Ghaffari

Why Did the White House Form the "Iran Action Group"?

Exactly sixty-five years ago, a CIA-backed coup toppled Mohammad Mosaddegh, Iran’s prime minister. The goal of the coup was to strengthen the West’s ally Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the creation of a new Iran Action Group to coordinate U.S. policy toward the Islamic Republic in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Heavy sentences await economy disruptors: Iranian Judiciary

TEHRAN – Mohammad Mosaddegh, the deputy to Iranian prosecutor general, announced on Wednesday that heavy sentences, including death penalty and up to 20 years in prison, await those who seek to disrupt the national economy and agitate the foreign currency market.

By P.S

U.S. allies are afraid of Iran’s power

INDIANA - Ever since the overthrow of Mohammad Mosaddegh, the democratically elected prime minister of Iran in 1953, Iran has been under pressure by the United States and its allies.

Tehran city council names street after Mohammad Mosaddegh

TEHRAN — Tehran city council has named Naft (oil) street after Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.

By Mohammad Homaeefar

Mosaddegh and the coup d'état of 1953

TEHRAN – Sixty-four years ago, a foreign-backed coup d’état - known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup - was staged in Iran which saw the overthrow of the democratically elected government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh on 19 August 1953 in favor of strengthening the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.