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Shock documents unveil CIA's scheme to manipulate UK intelligence agency MI5 during Iran Shah coup


Published on 2024-12-28 11:21:04 - MSN
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  • For years the sinister role the CIA had in overthrowing the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran was hidden until a 2013 trove of classified documents was released

The article from MSN discusses a series of declassified documents that reveal the CIA's covert operations to influence MI5, the UK's domestic counter-intelligence and security agency, during the 1953 coup in Iran which overthrew Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. These documents, part of a broader release by the National Security Archive, detail how the CIA not only orchestrated the coup but also manipulated MI5 to ensure British support and to obscure American involvement. The operation, known as Operation Ajax, aimed to reinstall Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was seen as more favorable to Western interests, particularly in maintaining control over Iranian oil. The documents highlight the extent of CIA's psychological operations and the manipulation of intelligence to sway British perceptions and actions, showcasing a significant moment in Cold War espionage and the geopolitical maneuvering in the Middle East.

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