Operation TPAJAX
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Operation TPAJAX was the covert CIA- and MI6-backed operation that orchestrated the 1953 coup d'état overthrowing Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh and restoring greater power to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CIA operation
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MI6 operation ⓘ coup d'état ⓘ covert operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Operation Ajax
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TP-AJAX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codeNameOf | US-UK plan to overthrow Mohammad Mossadegh ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| date | 1953 ⓘ |
| directedBy | Kermit Roosevelt Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disclosedBy | declassified CIA documents ⓘ |
| installed | Fazlollah Zahedi as Prime Minister of Iran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
cooperation between US and British intelligence services
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psychological warfare operations ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Fazlollah Zahedi
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Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | covert ⓘ |
| location |
Iran
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Tehran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermConsequence |
contributed to conditions leading to the 1979 Iranian Revolution
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delegitimization of the Pahlavi regime among many Iranians ⓘ increased anti-American sentiment in Iran ⓘ |
| method |
bribery of Iranian politicians
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organization of street protests ⓘ political manipulation ⓘ propaganda campaign ⓘ support for military units loyal to the Shah ⓘ |
| motivation |
containment of Soviet influence
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protection of Western oil interests in Iran ⓘ |
| opposedBy | supporters of Mohammad Mossadegh ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Central Intelligence Agency
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Secret Intelligence Service NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War covert operations ⓘ |
| precededBy | nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
1953 Iranian coup d'état
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Anglo-Iranian Oil Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
establishment of pro-Western government in Iran
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overthrow of Mohammad Mossadegh ⓘ restoration of greater power to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi ⓘ strengthening of the Pahlavi monarchy ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
CIA Near East Division
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MI6 Tehran station NERFINISHED ⓘ elements of the Iranian military ⓘ some Iranian clerics ⓘ |
| target | Mohammad Mossadegh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | August 1953 ⓘ |
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