Insecurity In Iran

Iran always had a history of insecurity; this had affected its foreign policy making and its self-defense actions. Instances in history have created the feeling of insecurity in Iran: Iran was divided in 1907 in a convention held and signed by Sir Arthur Nicolson the British ambassador to Russia, count Alexander Izvolsky who was the Russian foreign minister. In this convention, Iran was split into three zones: A zone under the control of the British authorities in the southeast, northern Persia under the control of the Russians, the remaining land is created as a neutral buffer zone. So Iran has a history of being invaded by western countries that wanted to gain control and influence over Iran due to its strategic importance. The Iranians as
Mossadeq’s government wanted to nationalize the oil industry of Iran which was under the control of the British in a company called the Anglo-Persian oil company. The government of Mossadeq didn’t please the western powers and nationalizing the oil posed a huge threat to economy and power for the west. In addition, Mossadeq was a symbol of foreign resistance and considered a fierce nationalist and has a huge support from the people of Iran. Nevertheless, he was accused of having communist leanings and can shift Iran to be part of the soviet circle. Consequently, the CIA and British Intelligence with the agreement of the Shah decided to overthrow Mossadeq’s rule with a military coup by using the Iranian military. This coup was a doing of the American foreign policy because The USA and the western camp were trying to stop any nationalistic actions and the region and contain the threat of communism (Gasiorowski). The west also wanted to raise the strength of his biggest ally Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and appoint a new prime minister that will serve their interests. The CIA was very involved in the internal affairs in Iran to the point of managing a huge propaganda in order to weaken Mossadaq’s government. Even after the success of the coup, the