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Iran war: Why was 1953 a key year? #news #skynews #iran
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2:41Now PlayingThe year 1953 is one of the key dates in US and Iran relations.
It was the year of a British and US-backed coup to overthrow Iran's democratically elected and secular prime minister, Mohammad Mossadeq.
The US-backed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was restored to power and went on to rule as an absolute monarch for the next 26 years.
In the latest episode of Sky News Explains, Olive Enokido-Lineham looks at the complex and long-standing rivalry between the United States and Iran, tracing the key historical events that have shaped their relationship and the current state of conflict in the Middle East.
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