Intelligence & Intervention

1953: The Coup Against Mosaddegh

August 1953 mein, Iran ki democratically elected government ko ek saazish ke tehat gira diya gaya. Ye saazish Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh ke khilaaf thi, jo Iran ke tel (oil) ko nationalize karna chahte the.

Oil and Sovereignty

Is waqt tak Iran ka sara tel British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company ke control mein tha. Mosaddegh ka manna tha ki Iran ka tel Iran ke logon ka hai. Unhone jab tel ko nationalize kiya, toh Britain aur America unke khilaaf ho gaye.

Operation Ajax: America ki CIA aur Britain ki MI6 ne milkar ek secret mission chalaya jise Operation Ajax kaha jata hai. Unhone fake protests organize kiye aur military ki madad se Mosaddegh ko arrest karwa diya.

The Return of the Shah

Coup ke baad, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, jo mulk se bhag gaye the, wapas aaye aur unki power pehle se zyada badh gayi. Iran mein absolute monarchy ka daur dubara shuru ho gaya, jo US ke bohot qareeb tha.

Consequences of 1953:

Anti-Western Sentiment: Iran ke logon mein America ke khilaaf hamesha ke liye ek shaq paida ho gaya.
End of Democracy: Iran ka democratic process ruk gaya aur autocratic rule mazboot hua.
Seeds of Revolution: Bohot se historians maante hain ki 1979 ki revolution ke beej (seeds) isi coup ke waqt boye gaye the.

Legacy

Aaj bhi 1953 ka coup Iran-US relations ke beech ek kaale saaye ki tarah hai. Ye sabaq hai ki kaise foreign intervention ek mulk ki history ka rukh badal sakti hai.

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