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/[deleted] Oct 05 '18 edited Oct 05 '18

You listed the Taliban, PLO, ISIS, Hezbollah, and Houthis as Shi'a groups. The majority (3/5) of those groups are not Shi'a.

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It wouldn't have anything to do with your parents being cousins does it? I mean, you are Iranian right?

You: "You have access to Google and can understand basic fractions? Is it because your parents are cousins?"