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Source: US Central Intelligence Agency Iran
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US Military Expansion and Intervention
General Analysis on the Threat of US Intervention in Iran
This section covers the discussion on foreign interest in Iran, focusing on US threats of intervention in the country.Oil and Economic Interests
Iran nationalized its oil industry in the early 1950s, but a CIA coup soon overthrew the democratic prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, installing instead the authoritarian pro-US Shah, Reza Pahlavi. Iranian oil remains a key issue today, long after the Shah was ousted by the Islamic revolution of 1989. Chinese and European companies have recently signed big oil contracts, while US companies dream of regime change. This section analyzes how oil and foreign intervention have always been closely interwoven.Nuclear Inspections and UN Sanctions Against Iran
The United States imposed sanctions on Iran in 1979 after students seized hostages at the US embassy in Tehran, effectively cutting off all US-Iranian diplomatic and economic relations. More recently, the US has pushed for UN sanctions, based on claims that that Iran's nuclear program hides nuclear weapons development. This page covers US and UN sanctions as well as the UN International Atomic Energy Agency's activities in Iran.
