U.S.-Iran Escalation
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“U.S.-IRAN ESCALATION”
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The CIA overthrew Iran's elected PM in 1953, fueling decades of mistrust
Operation Ajax ousted PM Mohammad Mosaddegh after he nationalized Iran's oil. The U.S.-backed Shah ruled until 1979's Islamic Revolution — a chain of events still shaping U.S.-Iran tensions today.