On 8 May, Iran announced the suspension of some commitments it had made under the 2015 international nuclear deal. This comes amid increasing US hostility towards the country.
Iran originally signed the deal to get relief from crippling US sanctions. But the US abandoned the deal in 2018. And since then, Washington has imposed harsh new sanctions on the country. In recent days, meanwhile, the Trump administration has threatened Iran with military force.
Reporting the latest events from Iran, the BBC attempted to offer context on the history of Western-Iranian relations. But its summary looked very much like a whitewash.
Iran originally signed the deal to get relief from crippling US sanctions. But the US abandoned the deal in 2018. And since then, Washington has imposed harsh new sanctions on the country. In recent days, meanwhile, the Trump administration has threatened Iran with military force.
Reporting the latest events from Iran, the BBC attempted to offer context on the history of Western-Iranian relations. But its summary looked very much like a whitewash.
The BBC noted that: "Tensions between the US and Iran can be traced back to Iran’s Islamic Revolution in 1979, which overthrew the pro-Western Shah and established a radical anti-US regime in its place."
But 1979 is a very curious cut-off point. Because a Western-backed coup two and a half decades prior was a key source of tensions.
In 1953, Britain and the US helped overthrow Iranian democracy. Why? Because prime minister Muhammad Mossadegh decided to nationalise the operations of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later British Petroleum).
The coup then ushered in a US- and British-backed dictatorship under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This regime oversaw decades of repression, human rights violations, and torture.
In 1953, Britain and the US helped overthrow Iranian democracy. Why? Because prime minister Muhammad Mossadegh decided to nationalise the operations of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later British Petroleum).
The coup then ushered in a US- and British-backed dictatorship under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. This regime oversaw decades of repression, human rights violations, and torture.
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'Tensions between the US and Iran can be traced back to Iran's Islamic Revolution in 1979, which overthrew the pro-Western Shah...'
Try 1953 when the US overthrew Iran's democratically elected government. The motive: oil.https://t.co/pxYMYGfLsO— Media Lens (@medialens) May 8, 2019
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