Mossadegh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1953_Iranian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat He got democratically elected, wanted to use oil resources to build infrastructures, schools, etc for iranians, for his people The "anglozio cartel" said, not going to happen, we run the oil Operation Boot/TPAJAX, first regime change... Mossadegh gets overthrown The shah of iran is put (back) in power to serve the anglozio cartel, but he's an incompetent Gets overthrown by popular uprising led by islamists Islamists are in power, then later khomenei becomes the iranian leader ... It don't just seem foolish now. It is foolish. And it is foolish from day 1 Don't fool yourself with nice stories. Islamists in power in Iran is a direct consequence of US interventionism, unintended consequence, but consequence nonetheless