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The story of two coups

The anniversary of the 1953 Anglo-American coup in Iran.

In 1953, a democratically elected leader was toppled, not by his people, but by London and Washington. Operation Ajax was an Anglo-American coup that changed Iran forever.

Seventy-two years later, the same powers tried again. But this time, Iran stood firm. Why did Mossadegh fall, but today's Iran endure? The story of two coups—past and present."