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EPISODE · Jul 30, 2024 · 5 MIN

Why is the Middle East at war?: US intervention explained

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The 1953 coup in Iran, orchestrated by the CIA and MI6, toppled the elected Prime Minister Muhammad Mossadegh. Renowned scholar Fawaz Gerges explains how this event set a precedent for an American foreign policy of intervention in the Middle East.

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