Blowback: Iran, the Ayatollahs, and the CIA
The historical reality is that Iran had a secular, democratic government, led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh between 1951 and 1953 - but Mossadegh was removed from power in a coup organized and funded by the CIA and Britain’s Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6.
With a handful of exceptions, most mainstream U.S. politicians have little to say about any of this sordid history. In Washington, D.C., Iranian hostility toward the U.S. has long been treated as inexplicable and irrational, while the CIA’s role in the 1953 coup - which set off a chain of events that resulted in the rise of Iran’s ayatollahs and the Islamic Revolution of 1979 - has vanished into a memory hole.
Hosted by Mehdi Hasan ( / mehdirhasan , "Iran, the Ayatollahs, and the CIA" is the third episode of a six-part Blowback series for The Intercept. Mehdi Hasan will examine key examples of blowback in greater detail and explore how foreign policy decisions by the U.S. and its allies often produce blowback and so-called unintended consequences.
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USA has had "some involvement" in most of the "regime changes" in Latin America too! :V
@Burtifly
5 жыл бұрын
Some. You make me laugh. Huge involvement😂 I like the way Obama says, we helped force out a democratically elected regime. Now democratically elected part seems to fit. How was it a regime. Being so popular, and democratically elected by the people? With no oppression. Can they even appear in the same sentence like that? 😵
@mrlad4685
5 жыл бұрын
Laura Cortez Salazar mostly in Third World Countries
@IAmSuperSandGaki
5 жыл бұрын
It was only to "improve relations" with those countries. :V
@ZangaZeit
5 жыл бұрын
@@IAmSuperSandGaki You mean "Make them obey"? Or perhaps "Bring them to heel"? Neither "improves" ANY relation to ANYTHING other than MONEY and not THEIRS, but rather, MONEY stolen from innocents, and, of course, LAND. According to sociopaths LAND is MONEY!!!
@IAmSuperSandGaki
5 жыл бұрын
@@ZangaZeit we're being sarcastic
This is very accurate. Religious fundamentalism never would have gotten so much power in Iran, if it wasn't for the 1953 coup.
@Shironya7
9 ай бұрын
America Created Taliban, Hamas, Iran's Dictatorship, North Korean Dictatorship and then says the world how they are fighting against them. Such an evil and hypocrite country
@miaash3870
9 ай бұрын
These so-called "leaders" all have a time span! The Shah was placed in power by the CIA and the hardliner nationalist Mossadegh, whose intention was to nationalize the Iranian oil, was placed in prison! So long as the Shah did as he was told, he continued to "rule"! Once the Shah started criticizing the West, it was time to bring along another traitor called Khomeini! These mullahs are wholly obedient to their CIA bosses! Of course, all obedience takes place behind closed doors! In public, the mullahs condemn the West for everything! In private, the mullahs do EXACTLY as instructed!!! The Shah was against having a war with Iraq!!! Khomeini was placed in power, and within a year or two, the 9-year-long war with Iraq began!!!! As regarding the Hamas' horrendous attack on Israel last week, you need to ask yourself: How could the Israeli Secret Service not know about it? My gut feeling tells me that Israel itself is heavily involved in the horrendous attack against its own civilians!!! Just like the ploy called "weapons of mass destruction", which was used by the US to attack Iraq. Similarly, the tragedy of the Twin Towers was an inside job!!!!
@edster9743
9 ай бұрын
You Sir, dont seem to know much about the events and background of those events that led to the catastrophe we are facing in Iran today.
@Shironya7
9 ай бұрын
@@edster9743 America is a problem
@MD.ISMAIL-ph4lm
9 ай бұрын
provide us with some@@edster9743
When it is said to them: "Make not mischief on the earth," they say: "Why, we only Want to make peace!" (Surah Al-Baqara, 11).
@L98fiero
6 жыл бұрын
F Nur, please don`t quote religion, _none_ of them promote peace except for themselves, _all_ have supported `holy`wars.
@shanabeg8359
6 жыл бұрын
L98FIERO Islam is the truth .. accept it , and this verse of Quran , is exactly what’s going on today ... so don’t teach us about religion... learn yourself u fool
@shanabeg8359
6 жыл бұрын
F Nur absolutely true ..... this verse is USA and it’s allies
@L98fiero
6 жыл бұрын
To both of you, how do you explain ISIS, Al Qaeda, the Taliban and the Wahhabi fundamentalists supporting and being involved in terrorism? _ALL_ religions have 'holy' wars where they kill people to 'save' them, what kind of f***d up logic is that except for having people who believe/submit and suspend morality to defend or promote their 'faith'? I know quite a few Muslims and many Christians who suspend their religious beliefs in order to live a moral life because to live by their religions morality would make them immoral by any humanistic understanding of morality.
@yousefzaarour8596
6 жыл бұрын
L98FIERO, I'd like to see where you get you source of information from.... Especially after watching this clip and seeing evidence of the US governments involvement in causing a civil war in a country that has caused the deaths of millions of people.... Even the term wahabi is a stupid rhetoric that doesn't even exist for a group of people. How about learning Islam? And not concern yourself with the actions and practices of people. And you will come to know that the highest level of ethics and morality is in Islam.
My 73-year-old Iranian-born father has always losthed Eisenhower and Truman. I once asked him why and he told me about this event. I read a very interesting book that discusses the CIA involvement in taking out Mossadegh called “confessions of an economic hitman” by John Perkins.
@miaash3870
9 ай бұрын
These so-called "leaders" all have a time span! The Shah was placed in power by the CIA and the hardliner nationalist Mossadegh, whose intention was to nationalize the Iranian oil, was placed in prison! So long as the Shah did as he was told, he continued to "rule"! Once the Shah started criticizing the West, it was time to bring along another traitor called Khomeini! These mullahs are wholly obedient to their CIA bosses! Of course, all obedience takes place behind closed doors! In public, the mullahs condemn the West for everything! In private, the mullahs do EXACTLY as instructed!!! The Shah was against having a war with Iraq!!! Khomeini was placed in power, and within a year or two, the 9-year-long war with Iraq began!!!! As regarding the Hamas' horrendous attack on Israel last week, you need to ask yourself: How could the Israeli Secret Service not know about it? My gut feeling tells me that Israel itself is heavily involved in the horrendous attack against its own civilians!!! Just like the ploy called "weapons of mass destruction", which was used by the US to attack Iraq. Similarly, the tragedy of the Twin Towers was an inside job!!!!
@DaSkonk
9 ай бұрын
Would also recommend *All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror* by Stephen Kinzer, too - a great and very informative read on the subject.
@Dogscatsbikes
9 ай бұрын
@@DaSkonk thank you for the recommendation!
@DaSkonk
9 ай бұрын
@@Dogscatsbikes No bother, you're welcome!
For those watching in 2020, keep in mind America has had its hand in Iran since 1953. Enough is enough.
@chakir348
3 жыл бұрын
They did the same in egybt against the first elected president , and tried it in the only arab democratic country now Tunisia.
@takina9445
2 жыл бұрын
I like your full name!
@michaelwise5089
2 жыл бұрын
@@takina9445 I like yours!
Glad to see the Intercept putting out videos.
@reaganking4496
6 жыл бұрын
Ed Yablecki Islam according to its founding prophet Mohammad: Muslim (1:33) - “the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah” Bukhari (52:73) - “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords’.” Bukhari (52:65) - “The Prophet said, ‘He who fights that Allah’s Word, Islam, should be superior, fights in Allah’s Cause’.” Bukhari (52:256) - “The Prophet… was asked whether it was permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and children to danger. The Prophet replied, ‘They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans)’.” Bukhari (52:220) - “Allah’s Apostle said… ‘I have been made victorious with terror’” Muslim (31:5918) - “I will fight them until they are like us.” Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 484: - “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’” Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 992: - “Fight everyone in the way of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah.” Saifur Rahman, The Sealed Nectar p.227-228 - “Embrace Islam… If you two accept Islam, you will remain in command of your country; but if your refuse my Call, you’ve got to remember that all of your possessions are perishable. My horsemen will appropriate your land, and my Prophethood will assume preponderance over your kingship.” Bukhari (52:177) - “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him’.”
@NaseerAhmed-sc5bl
6 жыл бұрын
Ed Yablecki bomb the shit out of Iran
@NaseerAhmed-sc5bl
6 жыл бұрын
Aryan nation and mehdi is shia himself and all Shias support Iran hence he is baised against Saudi Arabia
@captaineagle1563
6 жыл бұрын
Reagan King fuck mohammad, his theories and shitty islam that caused our country to be badly torned apart; the nature of islam have caused this issue really; take it back to arab nations please
@NaseerAhmed-sc5bl
6 жыл бұрын
Abtin Mohammadi you country was already a shithole
Imagine this on CNN, MSNBC, Fox, BBC........... (add all the "free" press of the "free" world LOL) *and* then soberly connecting to the present moment with a question for their guests: *"What is happening? Who is doing this? Cui bono?"* Nuclear annihilation is more likely than that.
@springbloom5940
6 жыл бұрын
No need to, since they've already covered it many times. Its not this simple; hindsight is 20/20.
@imaanjaffer4060
4 жыл бұрын
@0070079918 what do you mean can you elaborate
@abolfazlkhodaygani7019
3 жыл бұрын
@0070079918 you are missing the big picture man, couldn't miss it more, foreign imperialists use religious division as a mean to crush their enemies and gain control over them, just look at how Saudis help overthrow ottomans, they weren't shias, it doesn't matter what your religious views are, they exploit it to reach their goals, it doesn't even have to be religious stuff, they did such thing exploiting new nationalist movements to divide an conquer
Interesting didn’t know this. Thanks for letting out the Truth
@Sbhh1999
6 жыл бұрын
you didn't know???? OMG. Also google " two weeks in January'....to see how USA instated khomeini in Iran and haw that was ALSO planned. You need a bottle whiskey to go through that.
@amirb2899
6 жыл бұрын
You did not know!!!! How are you alive???
@amirb2899
6 жыл бұрын
SASHA Savage It is simple. If they will be having nuclear weapons then ur father, Donald trump will care. If u dnt believe me, just ask your mother. She was also a big savage like u.
@amirb2899
6 жыл бұрын
SASHA Savage It is not my plan. If US has been killing people all around the world and Iran gets nuclear weapons, then how is it my plan!!!
@vinm300
6 жыл бұрын
Javaking, they are not "letting out the truth" , they are just stating bog standard history that you will find in any school history book. This is common knowledge accepted by everyone. The British Government , the US and British Petroleum (BP) were all in on the coup.
I love these blowback videos! I love the Intercept and I LOVE Mehdi Hasan!!!
You people are so so awesome. Letting people know the true faces of these governments. They just do whatever is in their interest, without even paying attention to how many people will suffer along the way. No matter how many families they destroy, how many women and children die, how many dreams get lost. But it will be over in'sha Allah!
I thought the shah was democratic 😂 turned out to be another western puppet.
@stefanogiordanengo6982
6 жыл бұрын
Mohammed Ali Shah wasn't a Western puppet you idiot.
@shahzadbhatti3082
6 жыл бұрын
Stefano Giordanengo Idiot your father sam placed him there.
@jackdeegan3617
6 жыл бұрын
Stefano Giordanengo...are you serious or are you just playing dumb?
@mrnobody-cf6il
5 жыл бұрын
"democratic" means "owned leader" by USA
@nomesa7374
4 жыл бұрын
@@shahzadbhatti3082 Shah was heavily relying on the US Governments, only initially. But he tried hard (and somewhat successfully) gained his independence. That is why world powers' politicians started to hate him and not supporting him at the time of the revolution.
Yes ! Great content! Please upload more often!I also love your channel page!
Great job.. carry on educating the world ... do not follow the script of "American interests"
@reaganking4496
6 жыл бұрын
Gavin Truong Islam according to its founding prophet Mohammad: Muslim (1:33) - “the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah” Bukhari (52:73) - “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘Know that Paradise is under the shades of swords’.” Bukhari (52:65) - “The Prophet said, ‘He who fights that Allah’s Word, Islam, should be superior, fights in Allah’s Cause’.” Bukhari (52:256) - “The Prophet… was asked whether it was permissible to attack the pagan warriors at night with the probability of exposing their women and children to danger. The Prophet replied, ‘They (i.e. women and children) are from them (i.e. pagans)’.” Bukhari (52:220) - “Allah’s Apostle said… ‘I have been made victorious with terror’” Muslim (31:5918) - “I will fight them until they are like us.” Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 484: - “Allah said, ‘A prophet must slaughter before collecting captives. A slaughtered enemy is driven from the land. Muhammad, you craved the desires of this world, its goods and the ransom captives would bring. But Allah desires killing them to manifest the religion.’” Ibn Ishaq/Hisham 992: - “Fight everyone in the way of Allah and kill those who disbelieve in Allah.” Saifur Rahman, The Sealed Nectar p.227-228 - “Embrace Islam… If you two accept Islam, you will remain in command of your country; but if your refuse my Call, you’ve got to remember that all of your possessions are perishable. My horsemen will appropriate your land, and my Prophethood will assume preponderance over your kingship.” Bukhari (52:177) - “Allah’s Apostle said, ‘The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say. O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him’.”
@jaypoole9056
6 жыл бұрын
Gavin Truong Education, nice word!
@jeffsamiei
4 жыл бұрын
@0070079918 There are around 2700 Gods in the world and for some odd reasons 2699 of them are always wrong! Don't believe me, ask any religious person!
😂.... And then the ignorant(and arrogant) ask why do they hate us! Thanks to Social Media, nothing can stay hidden for long.
@canadiankewldude
3 жыл бұрын
Surly you don't think social media is actually going to bring out the total truth. The elite enjoy playing games with the masses of the world. God Bless.
Well explained 👌 That's what ayatollah Khomeini r.a said, if you recognize your enemy, you will protect your self..
Last count I heard was 69 or 70 times the US interfered in legitimate largely democratic governments whether through mostly peaceful subterfuge or bloody coups, almost always there was more problems after their escapades than before but almost always, some people made huge amounts of money while people died.
Always inspiring to listen to Medhi Hassan
BRAVO, it's the absolute best short & complete description I've seen; thx Mehdi
Very interesting video. You do have a lot of knowledge of Middle East. Thanks for educating us.
0:20 nailed it
Dang good series, thank you Intercept and Mr. Hasan.
why the delete and reupload?
@falsesectslikeshiaarejudeo6543
5 жыл бұрын
shiasm is a judeo sect made by ibn saba the jew and iran is the trans capital of the world like israelis are the panzy capital, those devil worshipping pagan anti christs!
Thank you for the information that the current media does not reveal. What a shame
This is EXQUISITELY SPOT~ONNN in showing us the truth of CIA corruption & culpability in Iran’s tragedy of the last 70+ years😭😭🔨🇺🇸💔💔
Very well researched videos. Amazing.
Great video great job Mehdi... Keep up the good work buddy
Well said FACTS👍 "Eye Opening BLOWBACK" Please do upload more videos like this 🙏 thank you! Love it
Thanks intercept
As a very big fan of Persian culture,I wish every American could have this analysis tatooed inside their skull for every time Iranian - US relations come up in the news.When Obama was "trading pallets of money for hostages',as some Right-wing commentators refer to it,that was IRANIAN money that the US had frozen in 1979. Barack Obama was setting us on the path for normalization of relations,which would've been good for Iran,the US and the world. Thanks to Trump,so much for that.
Important that people know the facts, and what is done secretly in our name as we vote these people into power
This. This. This. Who destroyed democracy in Iran?
2:16 Seems like Kermit the Frog was Modelled on him.
Wow! Amazing and informative.
Whenever it played old videos, I thought my earphones had some problem
Good job-nice to see some actual reality
2:34 Who was that General ?
@hz3068
2 жыл бұрын
General Zahedi
Allah swt bless you brother for both standing up for the truth and dare share it to the world. Notwithstanding the evils of the enemies, the Will of Allah swt will prevail, inshallah soon.
amazing!! thanks man
facts known to be less exposed media-wise ! Thanks for sharing .
And Tillerson already spoke of regime change in Venezuela
@ahmedismail6916
6 жыл бұрын
Henbot Venezuela: "We have the largest oil reserves in the world." USA: "Venezuela needs some democracy."
@BALLARDTWIN
4 жыл бұрын
@Bruno56 it will be replaced with a shitshow Conflicting ideologies Civil war And then a dictatorship even worse than the current one will be born And from what we can learn from Chile's Pinochet They dont have to be communist to be cruel
Wow. Subscribed.
Great video 👍
Excellent stuff. Thank you
when Bernie steps in and explains the whole video in under 30 seconds
@emilycrawford2794
4 жыл бұрын
bernie was wrong on shah of iran
Wow !!!! Thanks for bringing forward these hidden facts. I didn't know about it.
May Allah save us from mischief
@mohammadmutari6214
6 жыл бұрын
Ameen
perfect time to watch
Well done Mahdi, for bringing out all the Blowbacks.
damn a person on earth really named his son Kermit
And the plot thickens.....
Thank u m hassan
Very well explained
6 mins well spent :)
Iran is not the axis of evil rather it is a nation that wants to protect and serve it's people. And also the US is the last country to be called democratic
@giftedtheos
28 күн бұрын
The Iranian regime is actually evil
Some good information
can you turn down the background music? i cant hear what you are saying
Khomeini wanted Mossadegh out of office. Mossadegh was a secularist, the Shia clergy didn't like him and Khomeinists don't remember him fondly.
The USA in the past have meddled too much in other countries political affairs with grievous adverse effects. Let us hope that they learn their lessons and stop doing such things. They must realise that they can not foretell the outcome of revolutions and never artificially orchestrate them.
26 years of brutal dictatorship? hahahaha,that era looks angelic and heavenly to the current era.
When Khomeini landed in Tehran he was asked what he'd do with the democrats in the Shah's parliament, he said, "I'll kick their teeth in ". Ayatollah Khomeini executed 7000 in his first year, more than the Shah had killed in his entire life. Prisoners in the Shah's prisons spoke of tedium and boredom in the Ayatollah's prisons they described torture terror and death. The Islamofascists introduced a nightmare to Iran.
Wishing the best for the Iranian people
About damn time the truth was outed. THANK YOU.
Bilions need to see this!!!
Wow🤤 this is mind blowing
@theintercept do one for Kwame Nkrumah and Ghana, please.
And then they said: "Iran started this war" :)...... Wow...
Ah America you must be proud of your history!
Its good to see mehedi hassan working with jeremy schaill.... two of my best tv personalities.... I am studying journalism and I want to be like them....
Very informative video, keep it up for giving us those information n videos
Well done sir!
Most people don't know this history.
During the early 1950s Shah had a lot of problems and nearly lost the throne ,if it was not for MI6 and CIA Who reinstalled him in 1953. Mossadeq never got the chance to govern the country ,as the Shah's pride , narcissistic mentality , selfishness and mastermind attitude ,could not put up with a patriot such as him.
I'm interested on a video about the KGB and or its successors (SVR, GRU & FSB) - role in the US election, role in eastern Europe (Ukraine as an example), etc.
2:13 If it was in its infancy then it is better to keep a low profile rather then to resort to rash reputation damaging stunts.
Audio Level is very low
Brittian and america did this to iran , there #small_mistake has caused huge suffering to iranian people and it also wasted #60 precious years of iran , only if england was a little less greedy , persia could have helped many countries .😔
USA & Britain have directly or indirectly involved themselves in other countries and acts like the police man of the world. They are also paying the price, USA Current economy & British brexit.
The 1954 oil agreement that stole Iranian oil ended in 1979 the year Khomeini and the ayatollah rose up. This is no coincidence....
So Americans and British are just finding out about this stuff now ? Always look at who's financing and who are their allies it's very simple .
More of this absolutely brilliant.
How bizarre I shared this via my Facebook page facebook.com/noiranwar.org/ and indeed the link was deleted. But I can still find it here. I wonder if the content was changed. Will try again.
This is brilliant. Keep this going! Not enough people know this.
Same case in Zaire (Now Congo). C.I.A. killed Patrice Lumumba and installed Mobutu who turned out to be the most corrupt dictator Africa has ever known.
i appreciate your effort in reporting media which is unbiased.So i want you to report on atrocities and biasness inside Saudi Arabia.
How is Chile a blowback in any way? it's one of our top allies in the region and the biggest south american economy
I saw a young woman with a black The Intercept bag the other day, maybe it was "Mrs. Duplessis"? Thanks Maurice Duplessis...
So let me get this straight because america overthrew a democratically elected in 1953, so Iran is a theocratic state in 2018? Atleast americans realised their mistake I hope if same could have been said about Iranians
... 12 out of 10 ... thanx ...
Just one point Mosadeg was not elected yet appointed to be a prime minister also shah was not a brutal dictator he was a true patriot and loved his country.
Tell em how it is,not how they paint the picture..evil cia
Peace would be a great blow to weapon sales.
It's funny to hear the truth from a guy with an English accent LOL, thumbs up for that grain of truth...
Excellent! Thank you Mehdi
@javadshamshere9105
5 жыл бұрын
Mehdi is a west residing supporter and in the payroll of the Fascist Islamist regime. Mehdi is as trustworthy as any woman who sells herself for money.
*"Its their oil, Mossadegh's nationalization of the oil was supposed to help the Iranian peoples not for foreigners' "economic interests". In other words, maintaining greed and power by the US & UK Govts."*
Six years ago? Why?
2:50 American $'s and above that and obviously American Tax Payer Money.
Mehdi Hassan is the real deal!
even though it's a retelling but, obviously, not a documentary: the 'storyboard-style' opening sequence of the film, *"Argo,"* explains well, the socio-political climate of the ousting of the democratically elected Iranian president..it actually does a very good job of explaining to/teaching movie-watchers what really happened..and, dare i say, in an entertaining but also in an effective way..the film, too, in its storytelling (again, considering it wasn't a documentary), it was very well done..and it was an esp., good history lessons for us Americans.. because we got told all kinds of things about it as kids and young adults - nearly all of which was wrong..just sayin' because never were we taught most of the truth. 🤓
This guy is a big time Islamic Extremist under the guise of a journalist
@haiderMJ
5 жыл бұрын
Chefu Clovis 😂. Mate everyone has a propaganda. Why isn’t Mahdi is allowed
@hamadfaheem4195
5 жыл бұрын
Extremist? How? Do
Nationalize means steal or buy? (British oil)