MI6 PLOTS WITH ISLAMISTS IN IRAN

'In March 1951 the Iranian parliament voted to nationalise oil operations.

'In May, Mohammed Mossadeq was elected as prime minister and immediately implemented the bill.

'Britain began planning to overthrow Mossadeq.'

'The military strongman chosen to preside over the coup was General Fazlollah Zahedi, a pro-Nazi figure.'

IRAN 1953: MI6 PLOTS WITH ISLAMISTS TO OVERTHROW DEMOCRACY