Just recentlyNPRposted an article and pod cast that explained the US CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) involvement in the overthrow of Iran Iran , it is important for people to understand why the relationship between Iran and the US
In 1951 The Iranians voted in Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. He was the 35th prime minister of Iran US US wanted in Iran Iran ’s democratic system was brought to an end, the US
The reign of Reza Shah was authoritarian and dictatorial at a time when authoritarian governments and dictatorships were common in the region and the world[8] and Universal Declaration of Human Rights was some years in the future.
Freedom of the press, workers' rights, and political freedoms were restricted under Reza Shah. Independent newspapers were closed down, political parties—even the loyal Revival party were banned. The government banned all trade unions in 1927, and arrested 150 labor organizers between 1927 and 1932.[9]
Physical force was used against some kinds of prisoners — common criminals, suspected spies, and those accused of plotting regicide. Burglars in particular were subjected to the bastinado (beating the soles of the feet), and the strappado (suspended in the air by means of a rope tied around the victims arms) to "reveal their hidden loot". Suspected spies and assassins were "beaten, deprived of sleep, and subjected to the qapani" (the binding of arms tightly behind the back) which sometimes caused a joint to crack. But for political prisoners — who were primarily Communists — there was a "conspicuous absence of torture" under Reza Shah's rule.[10] The main form of pressure was solitary confinement and the withholding of "books, newspapers, visitors, food packages, and proper medical care". While often threatened with the qapani, political prisoners "were rarely subjected to it
At one time Human rights groups had accused the Shah of having at least 100,000 political prisoners. So the US Iran US
On Aug. 19, 2013, the CIA publicly admitted for the first time its involvement in the 1953 coup against Iran
The documents provided details of the CIA's plan at the time, which was led by senior officer Kermit Roosevelt Jr., the grandson of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Over the course of four days in August 1953, Roosevelt would orchestrate not one, but two attempts to destabilize the government of Iran , forever changing the relationship between the country and the U.S.
Mohammad Mossadegh was a beloved figure in Iran Great Britain had controlled Iran Iran Britain then appealed to the United States
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Pictured above is Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh.