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The Socialistic Nationalist Mohammed Mossadeq of Iran was removed from power there in 1953 by a coup.
The Coup was payed from according to sources by the United States and the UK because Mossadeq had nationalized the Iran Oilfields and that UK/US feared he would open up the country to the Russians. But what if Mossadeq had asked Stalin for protection and that he had send troops to Iran to protect Mossadeq in return to iranian oil. Thusly realizing in the American/UK sponsered coup failing.