In 1953 an Iranian coup overthrew the nation's ruling aristocrat. The CIA has long been accused of fostering the coup, but the reality is it played no role.
UPDATE June 17, 2017: New documents have been released about the 1953 coup and they show the US was not involved.
UPDATE June 4 2018: a new piece examines unanswered questions about the West's undermining of the Shah and enabling of the Ayatollahs' coup in Iran.
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