Understanding the historical roots of the United States-Iran conflict
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Source: The Manila Times
Published: 2026-03-06 03:04 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Education, Religion, Middle East, Asia, South Korea, Iran, Energy, Elections, World News, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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WHEN I was a graduate student at the Department of International Relations of the Catholic University of Korea from 2009 to 2011, one of the topics that our American professor enthusiastically discussed in class was Operation Ajax, a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-backed plot to oust the democratically elected Iranian prime minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, in 1953.
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