Central Intelligence Agency
CIA confirms role in 1953 Iran coup
Briefing book · written August 1953 · released 19 August 2013
Why this matters
Records released for the 60th anniversary of the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh, including an internal CIA history that states the coup was carried out under CIA direction. They are the clearest formal U.S. acknowledgment of an event that still shapes U.S.–Iran relations. Pages from the history remain redacted.
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https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB435/
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Central Intelligence Agency. "CIA confirms role in 1953 Iran coup." August 1953. Released 19 August 2013. https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB435/ (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0053).
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