The Guardian | Vanessa Thorpe: Documentary reveals evidence confirming a British spys role in restoring the Shah in 1953 and how the Observer exposed the plot The hidden role of a British secret service officer who led the coup that permanently altered the Middle East is to be revealed for the first time since an Observer news story was suppressed ...

RT - Britains Queen Elizabeth II got entangled in the 1953 coup detat in Iran after US diplomats mistook the RMS Queen Elizabeth cruise ship for the newly enthroned royal, recently discovered documents suggest. Shortly after ascending to the throne, the Queen inadvertently played a key role in the regime-change op that ousted Irans Prime Minister ...

MNA Today marks the 1953 coup d'tat in Iran. 65 years have passed since that date. Among Iranians it is known as the 28 Mordad coup dtat. On the day, the streets of Tehran became the scene of violence and chaos by hooligans in support of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. The violence was engineered by Britain and with the help of USdollars. Finally,...

TEHRAN--According to the public relations office of the AIPFF, On Aug. 24th2016,four selected films best known for depicting coup d'etat, screened at Soureh Hall of Howzeh Honari. On the sideline of the festival, Yousef Moradi, University professor, gave lecture about the history of coup and social and cultural dimensions of it around the world....

Tehran, Aug 18, IRNA An Iranian expert on the US affairs believes that Tehran and Washington share certain interests and concerns despite their conflict of interests in the Middle East region. Touraj Shiralilou, Deputy Director General for Foreign News at the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) also says it appears the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

Sixty three years ago, on August 15, 1953, Iranian military officers backed by U.S. and British intelligence agencies initiated a coup d'etat whose aftershocks can still be felt around the globe.     [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="538"] Iranian Army officers and supporters of the monarchy gather on August 27, shortly ...

It was notorious, it was underhanded and it was as sharp as an arrow to the heart of the Middle East. The 19th of August marksthe anniversary of the 1953 coup against Iran's democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh by the CIA-whopublicly admitted no less that it was behind it- amidst British government interference to block release ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Iran Majlis elects members of ad hoc committee on JCPOA The Iranian Parliament (Majlis) has appointed 15 lawmakers as members of anad hoc committee tasked with reviewing the recent agreement reached between Tehran and the P5+1 group over the Islamic Republics nuclear program. Iranians ...

Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Speaker Ali Larijani says the Iranian nation will never forget the behavior of the United States and Britain regarding the 1953 coup in Iran. This event will be a very dark point in the history of Irans ties with the US and Britain, Larijani said at a Majlis open session on Wednesday. He added that foreign factors,...

[caption id="attachment_137809" align="alignright" width="200"] Former Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh steps off a plane in late August 1953. He was imprisoned for three years and put under house arrest until his death in 1967.[/caption] The US State Department has blocked the publication of a documentary history of the CIA-backed overthrow ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- An 11-member parliamentary committee, composed of representatives from Britains three main political parties, called on the British government to officially apologize due to its role in the 1953 military coup in Iran. In a lengthy report made available to Al-Monitor in advance and published early July 14, British time, the committee ...