Iran’s parliament today voted on a bill requiring the government to request compensation from the United States for damages caused by the CIA’s 1953 imposition of a coup d’etat against Iran’s democratically elected government.
In August 1953, Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh sought to Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP) and change the terms of the existing oil monopoly of the British company in Iran. The British government “invited” the CIA to force Mosaddegh from office, and they did so, restoring the monarchy which ruled Iran until the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
Though at the time it was a “covert” action, albeit a poorly kept secret, US officials have publicly conceded that the coup was carried out, and the CIA has released some of the documents related to it, though they insist most were destroyed.
The move is unlikely to seriously secure money for Iran, but is rather a retaliatory talking point after the US Supreme Court approved seizing some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets to pay for the 1983 Beirut bombing, an act which Iran insists they didn’t do.
The Iranian parliament also passed a bill calling for a complaint to be filed with the International Court of Justice over the US seizing those assets, arguing it violates international norms on sovereign immunity.
Seems fair to me. Let’s also sue Israel for the USS Liberty.
Hooray for Iran
This is going to help maintain Iran’s credibility in the eyes of the world. They will never see justice but the US hate propaganda won’t stick as well and the planned coming war with Iran won’t be acceptable to the world.
In any case, what was and is acceptable to the world has now changed. US led wars are no longer acceptable to Russia and China which have interests in Iran and the ME. Those countries can now hold MAD over the US and do it with loads of credibility.
And of course, I prefer to think that Obama is responsible for the current status quo. No other president would have allowed Russia to permanently reassert it’s power in Syria and Iran. Maybe that can be extended to other countries in the ME before it’s too late and Clinton or Trump takes over.
luv from Canada.
Apr-9-2008 Iran-US Ties, a look back in history of Iran-US ties.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c1c_1207744788#4OY8iKXhd0WLDxIZ.12
Aug 12, 2015 36 Retired U.S. Generals and Admirals Announce Support of Iran Deal
Deal is ‘most effective means currently available to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons,’ high-ranking officers say in letter, adding that military action only possible after diplomatic path exhausted.
http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.670756
Jan 31, 2016 Trip to Iran January 2016
https://youtu.be/EOERnWJ6sig
Obongo will give it to them he is weak