Mohammad Mossadegh
and British intelligence services executed a covert operation — TPAJAX, run by the CIA, with MI6 (SIS) running the parallel 'Operation Boot' — to depose Iran's elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh after his government nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Mossadegh was arrested on August 19, 1953, and tried for treason.
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Mohammad Mossadegh is documented in the evidence record of this published dossier.
Co-documented with Mohammad Mossadegh in 1 published dossier, including “Operation Ajax (1953 Iran Coup)”.
Co-documented with Mohammad Mossadegh in 1 published dossier, including “Operation Ajax (1953 Iran Coup)”.