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Originally Posted by Voland
That is certainly correct. Problem is that they can count on a mountain of resentment against Britain among large parts of the population, dating from the nineteenth centurys colonial adventures until british involvement in the overthrow of the democratic prime minister Mossadegh in 1953, followed by the installation of the Shah..........
Mohammed Mosaddeq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Don't forget that the US helped in the overthrow of Masaddeq and the installation of the Shah.
"In the middle of the Cold War, the United States played a role in the overthrow of a democratically-elected Iranian government," Mr. Obama said, alluding to the 1953 coup. Funded and egged on by the CIA, Iranian monarchists removed Mr. Mossadegh - who had nationalized a British-owned oil company. The coup reinstalled Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, an autocratic ruler who was subsequently overthrown in a popular revolution in 1979.
Until Thursday, the most senior U.S. official to express regret for the coup was Madeleine Albright in 2000 when she was secretary of State.
Has the U.S. Played a Role in Fomenting Unrest During Iran's Election? | Foreign Policy Journal
The White House - Press Office - Remarks by the President at Cairo University, 6-04-09
The US has interfered with governments all over the world. Some overtly and some covertly. The CIA has used every dirty trick in the book to shift power in countries to suit our own needs. It is not preposterous to wonder if the US, or the UK, have been working to encourage unrest in Iran.