Topic: Pahlavi Lodge

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Jay Dyer details the 1953 overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh by the CIA and MI6, known as Operation Ajax. The coup was allegedly motivated by Mosaddegh's decision to nationalize Iran's oil, which threatened the profits of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (now BP). Dyer highlights the role of the "Pahlavi Lodge" and the use of compromised individuals to influence the Shah of Iran during the operation.