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Operation Ajax (TPAJAX)

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TPAJAX

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Operation Ajax: 1953 CIA/MI6 Coup in Iran and Declassified Documents
Operation Ajax, also known as TPAJAX, was a covert operation in 1953 by the United States' Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the United Kingdom's Secret Intelligence Service (SIS, commonly known a…