Untangling a Diplomatic History - An Analysis of American Interventionist Policy in Iran from 1951-1954
by KATIE GARCIA, Columbia University ’20 The nationalization of Iranian oil and the subsequent emergence of nationalist leader Mohammad Mossadegh as prime minister signify a watershed moment in the history of diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran. Domestically, Mossadegh represented constitutionalism, resource autonomy, and popular nationalism. In the