• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
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      9 days ago

      This might be a shock, but:

      1. Mossadegh was not the Shah

      2. Mossadegh was not a dictator nor removed for claimed human rights violations.

      3. The US and UK didn’t even admit involvement until much later, which would make “We did it because of X” a bit of a tough sell.

      • subversive_dev@lemmy.mlBanned from communityEnglish
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        9 days ago

        Yep, I deleted my comment because I reread the last sentence of yours. I certainly don’t believe the US overthrew their puppet dictator in favor of one of the few anti-imperial powers still standing