Iran, US and UK: 1953 coup d'état revisited

Well, little by little, the Western historians are starting to come to grips with the reality of the 1953 coup staged by the British intelligence agency MI6 and the American CIA against the democratically elected Mossadegh government in Iran.

Iranians remembering the anniversary of the 1953 coup

Iran is remembering the anniversary of the 1953 coup against the government of then democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq.

Ayatollah Khomeini was the real leader, says Professor Richard Falk

Over the past decades, despite being faced with threats, provocations, harsh sanctions, and even a variety of covert interventions, Iran has been more stable than ever- a fact even acknowledged by Professor Richard Falk as the former UN Special Rapporteur.

Hostile powers sought to plunder Iranian resources by plotting 1953 coup

Imam Khomeini strongly censured US-led coup against democratically-elected Govt of Mosaddeq

"Revolutionary Council" was formed shortly before Imam Khomeini's return to Iran

The "Revolutionary Council" was formed by Khomeini to manage the revolution on 12 January 1979, shortly before he returned to Iran. Its existence was kept a secret during the early, less secure time of the revolution.

Reasons behind 'Den of Espionage'’s takeover in 1979?

Imam Khomeini frequently condemned the American-British coup

65 years have passed since coup d’état against Iran's first democratically-elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq. The coup was completed on August 19 in 1953.