The UK should finally acknowledge its leading role in the 1953 coup that toppled Iran’s last democratically elected leader, for the sake of Britain’s credibility and the Iranian reform movement, a former foreign secretary has said. The formal UK government position is to refuse to comment on an intelligence matter. For more information see our Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. In the spring of 1953, the CIA began joint planning with MI6 and the operation was renamed Ajax. “Today, women’s powerful arguments for reform in Iran are being heard and respected because they are true to a political spirit that has a long history in Iran.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2023 22:47 UTC