Central Intelligence Agency

  • CIA acknowledges 1953 coup in Iran as undemocratic

    CIA acknowledges 1953 coup in Iran as undemocratic

    Tehran, IRNA – The United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has publically described the 1953 coup it backed in Iran, which overthrew Iranian democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosadeq and cemented the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, as undemocratic.