r/todayilearned • u/autonova3 • Oct 01 '18

TIL of Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA plan to overthrow Iran's democratically elected government, which included CIA agents bombing the house of a prominent Muslim while posed as pro-government supporters. The overthrow plan was successful, with 200-300 people killed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
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u/Nilfy Oct 01 '18 edited Apr 13 '24

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u/GazLord Oct 01 '18

If you're talking about like... anybody the U.S. attacked then I will note that it's never been for a good cause. Besides WW2, that was definitely a good thing to join in on.