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Originally Posted by _Richard_
one could say they created this very mess
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Sure, if by "they" you mean British Petroleum.
When the Iranians "elected" Mosaddeq, he threw Anglo-Iranian (British Petroleum) out of the country. Anglo-Iranian had controlled Iran's oil industry since 1913, under terms very disadvantageous to Iran, and to top it off, they were also stealing a lot of the oil too.
It wasn't long after Mosaddeq threw them out (and nationalized Anglo-Iranian) that Anglo-Iranian (BP) orchestrated a MI5/CIA coup against him to take back control of the oil. They then installed the Western puppet Shah, and under Anglo-Iranian's orders had Mosaddeq tried as a traitor, imprisoned him for 3 years, and put him under house arrest until his death.
After the Iranians ousted the Shah in 1979, and got back control of their country/oil, they have been fighting to keep it from Western interests ever since.
Now British Petroleum wants control of that oil back.
