Torture, surveillance, repression: Iran under US-backed rule
March 9, 2026
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as posted by the channelIn 1953 the CIA secretly organized a coup to overthrow the democratically elected leader of Iran. This was the CIA's first regime change operation — code-named “Operation Ajax” — becoming the playbook for later CIA operations.
Under U.S.-backed rule, SAVAK, the Shah’s secret police, heavily surveilled and imprisoned political opponents. SAVAK operated their own detention centers, and their methods of torture were systematic and extreme.
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