1953 Coup in Iran Photographs

1953 Coup in Iran - Former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh steps off a plane in late August 1953

Former Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh steps off a plane in late August 1953. He was imprisoned for three years and put under house arrest until his death in 1967.

1953 Coup in Iran - A resident washes "Yankee Go Home" graffiti off a wall in Tehran on August 21, 1953

A resident washes "Yankee Go Home" graffiti off a wall in Tehran on August 21, 1953. Zahedi ordered a clean-up after the coup.

1953 Coup in Iran - Gen. Fazlollah Zahedi is seated on August 19, 1953, in a Tehran officers club a few hours after the successful coup d'etat

Gen. Fazlollah Zahedi is seated on August 19, 1953, in a Tehran officers club a few hours after the successful coup d'etat. Zahedi was appointed the country's new prime minister.