E149 - #40 Paratruther - Operation Ajax & The hidden history of U.S. / Iran relations

The cleanest stories are usually the least true, especially when they’re designed to justify the next war. We start with a 2026 headline swirl and a familiar claim that Iran has been America’s enemy for “47 years,” then we pull on the thread until the whole timeline opens up. What we find is a modern US-Iran history built around oil, propaganda, and covert operations, long before the hostage crisis ever hit the nightly news.

We walk through Operation Ajax, the 1953 CIA and MI6-backed coup that removed Iran’s elected prime minister Mohammad Mosaddegh after Iran moved to nationa...