As a critical matter of work avoidance, I ended up on a side-quest/rat hole on the "Persian Corridor" in World War 2 and the overthrow of Prime Minister Mosaddegh of Iran in 1953. A bit of a background refresher on where "we" (the U.S.) are currently in our glorious war of liberation of the Strait of Hormuz (/s!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

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The only way we can make sense of the present is by understanding the past.

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/0thhv6uKY3V0NoQ9Vmqs1o?si=P2FjiPjXSNqq6G6HjgoUAg&t=45&pi=GnYttXzxQu2it

The Ouster of Mohammad Mosaddegh: Oil, Power, and the 1953 Coup (An Eye opener for Pakistani)

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https://en.baaghitv.com/the-ouster-of-mohammad-mosaddegh-oil-power-and-the-1953-coup-an-eye-opener-for-pakistani

The CIA was a mistake

https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/1838153/the-cia-was-a-mistake

Good introductory background piece for those unfamiliar with Operation Ajax and the hostage crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/01/trump-us-iran-war-history

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Der Sturz von Staatsoberhäuptern und Regierungschefs durch auzsländische Mächte hat sich ja in der Vergangenheit immer als gute Tat ohne negative Folgen herausgestellt.

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Anyone who wonders how Iran became what it is today is due to blowback on Western foreign policy.

When democratically elected Prime Minister Mosaddegh said he would nationalise Iran's oil reserves CIA launched Operation Ajax to overthrow Mosaddegh government to install Western backed authoritarian puppet regime of Reza Pahlavi:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27état

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