Description

Devising an effective policy towards Iran necessitates an understanding of historical causes of tension between Tehran and Washington. By providing a historical lens through which to view and analyze the Iran quandary for the interested reader and policy maker, the author highlights important lessons to be derived from one of the most ruinous cases of foreign intervention in Iranian internal affairs; the 1953 Coup.

With seldom seen primary evidence, archived photos and historical correspondence, this essay hopes to shed light on what this event has meant to the Iranian people, and what lessons can be extracted from this watershed event for contemporary policy making vis-a-vis Iran.