How is your knowledge of the location of countries/places?

Interesting! You're right. This region is extremely unknown and that's exactly why I was kinda surprised.

Haha. You're good. But let me add my personal opinion/info.

The 1953 incident is probably the most controversial incident in Iran's history. I am on the Shah's side. Also, I am originally from a village. But you can't find many regime supporters among my relatives. I guess only 5-10 percent of Iranians support these cavemen. The people used to be very moderate to these aliens, But not anymore.

 

I have no speciality on this matter and forgot what I've read. ) And I don't think Shah was a saint and PM Mosaddegh was evil.

First PM Mosaddegh was not that democrat. He seemingly clung to the power. Ex. Look at the elections held by his administration. "During the 1952 election he stopped the voting process after enough MPs were elected to form a parliamentary quorum (79 out of 136).[2] The decision is viewed as manipulation, because PM Mosaddegh meant to prevent opposition candidates taking seat from rural areas."

About 3 months before the 1953 incident, the parliament impeached the PM, But his supporters in the parliament resigned from their seats to make it under the quorum. So there could be no meeting in the parliament. Then the PM tried to annul the parliament by holding a referendum. In the referendum, the ballot boxes for No and Yes votes were in separate places (no secret anonymous ballot). They said 99.9% voted yes to annulling the parliament. So, the PM did whatever he could to stay in power.

This is a very brief background of the 1953 incident. Of course Shah did his wrongs too. But I prefer his moderate consistent monarchy to someone who is more liberal and probably led the country to some anarchy (unwantedly).

The liberal PM also leaned toward the pro-Soviet parties and they could snatch the power from him later. These current mullahs that we have now in Iran are some liberal pacifists in comparing to those authoritarian communist things. So it was dangerous.

There were no such a thing called democracy at that time, by current standards. There was some form of democracy but too many flaws. Shah and Mosaddegh both were good men imo. Both were patriot, These current mullahs and the communists not patriot at all. But I am glad during the 1979 revolution, authoritarian mullahs cleansed authoritarian communists and not vice versa.

PS Look how much you made me to type.