One of the larger American foreign policy mistakes (probably top five, post-war) was in overthrowing the stable, democratic, and secular government of Iran for a military dictatorship.
We all know how that wound up.
So, what if Eisenhower (like Truman before him) refuses to go along with the British coup plan? (Alternatively the Iranians broker a nationalization deal with the oil companies and the crisis gets averted.)
We all know how that wound up.
So, what if Eisenhower (like Truman before him) refuses to go along with the British coup plan? (Alternatively the Iranians broker a nationalization deal with the oil companies and the crisis gets averted.)