Iran

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Pages

• United States relations with Iran: the US has a long history of hostility towards Iran and interference with its government

Events

• 1953 - 1953 Iranian coup d'état: The administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower in the United States and Britain removed the democratically-elected government of Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh and his cabinet from power, and replaced it with a monarchy. The coup was carried out in a covert operation by Britain and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), codenamed Operation Ajax. The coup installed Mohammad Reza Pahlavi in power in an attempt to preserve Western control of Iran's oil infrastructure.
  • Operation Ajax at 9-11 Review

Links

Reference

• Wikipedia
• Conservapedia
• dKosopedia
• SourceWatch
• LiveLeak: video and news items

News

• 2026-03-15 14:16 UTC [L..T] U.S. intelligence shows Iran's late supreme leader was wary of his son taking power, sources say «U.S. intelligence has circulated to President Trump and to a small circle around him that Iran's late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had misgivings about his son replacing him» ... «the elder Khamenei was wary of his son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, ever taking power because he was perceived as not very bright, and was viewed as unqualified to be leader»...
• 2014-03-02 [L..T] Obama pushes Israel to stop assassinations of Iran nuclear scientists President Barack Obama is pressuring Israel to stop carrying out assassinations of top nuclear scientists in Iran as the Islamic Republic continues its negotiations with world powers over its uranium enrichment program, according to a new book.
• 2008-02-16 [L..T] Danish lawmakers refuse to apologize, cancel trip to Iran «A group of Danish lawmakers has canceled a trip to Iran because Tehran demanded they condemn the reprinting of Prophet Muhammad cartoons in newspapers, a spokeswoman said Saturday.»
• 2007-03-05 [L..T] The Redirection «Is the Administration’s new policy benefitting our enemies in the war on terrorism?» Points out that the Iraq War benefits Iran, but seems to assume that nobody could have foreseen this -- when it was in fact predicted by David Brin (and possibly others), who suggested at the time that this fact should be used to obtain concessions from Iran thus making the present situation less likely. The fact that this was not done adds to the case that the administration is actually looking for excuses to go to war rather than trying to prevent it.

Unfiled

• 2007-08-13 Iran authorities lash man for having bible in car - report
• 2007-07-12 Kucinich Iran stance outrages Ohio Jewish leaders: "Dennis Kucinich, the colorful Cleveland congressman and longshot presidential candidate, has outraged Jewish leaders in Northeast Ohio by insisting that Iran's anti-Zionist leader is not seeking to exterminate Israel."
• 2007-03-24 Iran Reading List at World Affairs Board Military, Defense, and Political Forum
• 2007-03-08 Notice: Continuation of the National Emergency with Respect to Iran: "On March 15, 1995, by Executive Order 12957, the President declared a national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States constituted by the actions and policies of the Government of Iran. ... Because the actions and policies of the Government of Iran continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, the national emergency declared on March 15, 1995, must continue in effect beyond March 15, 2007."
  • 2007-03-09 Message to the Congress of the United States: some explanation of the technicalities about "national emergencies"