1953 Coup
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Ex-Iran FM Fatemi was victim of dictatorship and colonialism: Spokesman
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei has commemorated Hossein Fatemi, Iran’s foreign minister before the 1953 coup led by the US, for his efforts to protect Iran’s independence and sovereignty.
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Iran court holds first trial over CIA-plotted 1953 coup
Tehran, IRNA – A court in the Iranian capital has held the first hearing on a lawsuit filed against the US administration and its officials for their role in the 1953 coup against the then democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh.