Long term impact on the nations involved
After the coup Mossadegh was put in jail for 3 years and under house arrest for the rest of his life. The prime minister that took his place was hand picked by the Shah, who was relatively weak at the time. This opened up so much power to the Shah. With a strong military, good economic status, and the backing of Washington, the Shah played the role of autocrat for almost 30 years. The only problem was, the Shah was a dictator. In 1979 the Iranian Revolution started. Many of the citizens didn’t like the way the Shah would rule, using secret police and the help of the united States, which brought Iran close to a civil war. The Iranian people were still thinking about what had happened 30 years ago, when the nationalization of Iran’s oil was stopped by the overthrow of the prime minister. Not only did this create a hatred of the Shah, but also of America. Until this day, almost 65 years later, Iran is against the United States and continues to prevent them from taking power of the country. Iran is one of the biggest and most important countries in the Middle East, so Iran’s views on America spread to the other Middle Eastern countries. This damaged America’s reputation mostly in Iran and also some other countries in the middle east as well. Works Cited Bezhan, Frud. "Aftershocks Of Iran's 1953 Coup Still Felt Around The World, 60 Years Later." RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. N.p., 15 Aug. 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. Chubin, @foreignaffairs Shahram. "Iran and Russia's Uncomfortable Alliance." Foreign Affairs. N.p., 01 Sept. 2016. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. "The CIA In Iran." Www.partners.nytimes.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2016. "CIA-assisted Coup Overthrows Government of Iran." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 12 Mar. 2014. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. Finucane, Matt. "The Beginning of a Russian-Iranian Alliance." Russia Direct. Matt Finucane, 19 July 2016. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. @foreignaffairs. "Iran and Russia's Uncomfortable Alliance." Foreign Affairs. Shahram Chubin, 01 Sept. 2016. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. Fs. "Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828)." Treaty of Turkmenchay (1828). N.p., 08 Sept. 2012. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. Ghosh, Palash. "Iran: The Long Lasting Legacy of the 1953 U.S./CIA Coup." International Business Times. N.p., 08 Nov. 2012. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. "History of Iran: A Short Account of 1953 Coup." History of Iran: A Short Account of 1953 Coup. N.p., 04 June 2013. Web. 01 Nov. 2016. |