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The United States government has been involved in numerous interventions in foreign countries throughout its history. The U.S. has engaged in nearly 400 military interventions between 1776 and 2023, with half of these operations occurring since 1950 and over 25% occurring in the post-Cold War period. [1]
The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état (Persian: کودتای ۲۸ مرداد), was the U.S.- and British-instigated, Iranian army-led overthrow of the Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favor of strengthening the autocratic rule of the shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on 19 August 1953, with the objectives being to protect British oil interests in Iran after ...
Mosaddegh was removed from power and Iran's oil shares were split amongst the British, French, and United States for a 25-year agreement in which Iran would earn 50% of the oil profits. [27] Britain earned 40% of the oil shares, the Dutch Oil Company, Shell received 14%, French CFP received 6%, and the United States received the remaining 40%.
The Cold War in Asia was a major dimension of the worldwide Cold War that shaped diplomacy and warfare from the mid-1940s to 1991. The main countries involved were the United States, the Soviet Union, China, North Korea, South Korea, North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Thailand, Laos, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Indonesia, and Taiwan (Republic of China).
1950: Summer: New American ambassador Henry Grady arrives in Iran to a greeting of protests by thousands of Iranians. Several protesters are killed. Grady is unknown in Iran but serves as a supporter of Mosaddeq over the UK during the crisis. Example of anti-Western and heavily politicized atmosphere at the time. [7] 1950: Summer
Since the 19th century, the United States government has participated and interfered, both overtly and covertly, in the replacement of many foreign governments. In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars.
Iran crisis: The Soviet Union withdrew from Iran. 11 December: Iran regained control over the territory of the Azerbaijan People's Government. 15 December: Iran conquered Mahabad. 1953: August: Mohammad Mosaddegh is overthrown in a coup engineered by the British and American intelligence services.
Clashes between US and Iran and allies due to; Israel–Hamas war (2023–present) 2023 Israel–Lebanon border clashes; 2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria; part of Iran–Israel proxy conflict Hamas Supported by: Iran; Syria; Hezbollah Houthi movement; Islamic Resistance in Iraq Israel Supported by: United States