297. Operation Ajax: The 1953 CIA Plot to Topple Iran (and Other Background Notes)
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Sharyl Attkisson
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🗓️ 26 June 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Is Iran at an historic turning point? Iranian-born Alex Vatanka of the Middle East Institute weighs in on the likely paths and consequences. We also discuss the US history of intervention in Iran dating back to the CIA’s Operation Ajax in 1953.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everybody. Cheryl Akison here. Welcome to another edition of the Cheryl |
| 0:11.0 | Akison podcast. Today is Iran at an historic turning point. Iranian-born Alex |
| 0:19.4 | Vatanka of the Middle East Institute weighs in on the |
| 0:22.2 | likely paths and consequences. We also discussed the U.S. history of intervention in Iran, |
| 0:28.5 | dating back to the CIA's Operation Ajax in 1953. |
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