Iran ’53: The coup that changed the Middle East (opens in new tab)

<p>When Iran’s elected prime minister, Mohammed Mossaddegh tried to nationalise oil, Britain and the US helped overthrow him. Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi traces how covert interventions continue to shape the region<img src="https://stats.webarch2.co.uk/piwik.php?idsite=131&amp;rec=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.redpepper.org.uk%2Fglobal-politics%2Fpalestine-middle-east%2Firan-53-the-coup-that-changed-the-middle-east%2F&amp;action_name=Iran+%26%238217%3B53%3A+The+coup+that+changed+the+Middle+East&am...