What was the sinister legacy of the Queen of England for Iranians? – Mehr news agency Iran and world’s news

Mehr News Agency, Bin Group the international; A few days ago, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96, and this incident became an excuse for many Iranian media to analyze England’s hostile behavior towards our country over the past decades and centuries.

During the First and Second World Wars, England occupied the territory of Iran and imposed the greatest calamities on our country in order to dominate the rivals and follow in the battle. It was military.

But at the time of Queen Elizabeth II, England and its western allies in space post war The Second World War always intervened in Iran’s political affairs, and the coup d’état on August 28, 1332 under the title of “Ajax” operation was the most prominent one. After the Islamic Revolution of Iran came to power in February 1357, with Saddam Hussein’s instigation and bribery, they launched a full-scale war against Iran, which lasted for 8 years, and subsequently they sent a flood of sanctions to Iran.

A part of this sinister legacy can be found in the book “It’s the work of the British, why does Iran not trust us?” By Jack strawThe former British Foreign Minister read. straw The set of historical factors that have created the distrust of the Iranian authorities and people in England, from issues such as London’s support for Salman Rushdie, the renegade author of the book “Evil Verses”, to this country’s involvement in the coup d’état on 28 August 2012 and supporting Iraq in the 8-year imposed war. collected and reviewed.

The Queen’s role in the American-British coup on August 28

Among the cases related to Iran in which the Queen of England was involved in the coup d’état on August 28, 1332 (1953) takes off be made According to the documentary “The Queen and the Coup”, which was published in England this month and based on newly disclosed documents of the United States, the Queen played a key role in the CIA-British coup in 1332, which led to the overthrow of the democratic government of Iran. The coup that returned Mohammadreza Pahlavi to power and caused mistrust between the Iranian people and the United States and England since then; A topic that has inspired many books, documentaries and academic research.

But almost seven decades later, British historians discovered the State Department documents in the US National Archives are which shows the new complexity of the coup.

The original document dates from February 1953, five months before British and US spies helped overthrow the parliamentary government led by Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. At that time, the Shah of Iran was not stable and in the midst of problems Ver Was. He was thinking of escaping from Iran. This idea of ​​the Shah, the joint plan of the United States and the United Kingdom, would face failure before it started.

On February 27, “John Foster Dulles» The US Secretary of State received a top secret message from the US Embassy in London containing Anthony’s message EdenIt was the British Foreign Minister who said: The Foreign Affairs Office informed us of receiving the message today at noon Eden He informed Queen Elizabeth. In this message, great concern is expressed about the Shah’s latest situation, and the Queen strongly hopes that we can provide conditions to discourage the Shah from fleeing the country.

Apparently this message super wonderful It seems, because Queen Elizabeth is trying to keep another monarch, who is also her friend, steady. “rory Cormac“Professor of relations between the international At the University of Nottingham, he is one of the 2 researchers who discovered the documents are. He said: Washington to Britain’s message as a trump card Oh you He looked to convince the king to stay in the country.

Cormac To “it “For Americans, that’s great,” said BC News. It’s important that Washington can use someone the king really respects. Queen, the leader of the royal families of the world.

“Richard Aldrich» Professor of politics and international studies the international At the University “Warwick“Although there is no way to know what the Shah’s take on the message was, the result was that the Shah quickly abandoned his plans to fly out of Tehran,” said another researcher who discovered the documents.

In general, with this coup, the nationalization of the oil industry was forgotten, and with the conclusion of the consortium contract, Iran’s oil concession was placed under the control of foreign countries.

According to Jack Straw, “If we reflect a little, we will see that Iranians of all orientations will remember that it was Britain, together with the United States, that caused the fall of the government of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, who had come to work democratically.” The coup against Mossadegh took place in 1332, but the wound is still fresh for Iranians and it seems like it happened just yesterday.

British support to the aggressor in the imposed war

Britain’s services to Saddam in the imposed war are not hidden to anyone, and during those 8 years, the sudden boom of the Iraqi market was useful for the British toolmaking industry. According to the estimate of British Machine Tool Technology Association (MTAA), the sale of machine tools to Iraq increased from 9.2 million dollars in 1987 to 31.5 million dollars in 1988.

On the other hand, some British factories made huge profits after selling weapons to Iraq, and even in 1988, the sale of these items reached half a billion dollars. At the same time, the British controlled Iran’s purchasing office in London’s Victoria Street through intelligence agencies and provided its information to Iraq.

“David cornThe former American diplomat in Baghdad says: The British government doubled the trade credits given to the Iraqi government by sending a British cabinet minister to Baghdad just a few weeks after Iraq used chemical weapons in Halabja. The British financial Times magazine is also in the same load He writes: “An English company has large quantities of bullets containing poisonous gases such as Henslin, Troniat And also fire bombs Za (Similar to the bombs that America used in Vietnam apply Bard) was exported to Iraq.

Even in the book straw It has also been admitted that Britain supported Saddam in the attack on Iran. He Homogeneity And compares the Second World War and the 8-year imposed war between Iraq and Iran and emphasizes that the Second World War started seventy years ago, three generations ago. The few survivors of the war now They are more than ninety years old. Experience still justifies our national identity from that event and our national narrative of that war is based on this.

But the Iran-Iraq war is not an old event and it happened only three decades ago. A large number of its main agents who were active in the war are still active in the political environment of Iran. Thousands of its victims are still alive are And a large number of them are still suffering from the injuries of the war, some of them who were boys at the time of the war, are now in their fifties, there are still few families in Iran that have not been affected by the war and have not lost a loved one. to be or not to remember the terrible memory of the “war of the cities”. When the rain of rockets was falling on Tehran and other big cities.

Saying that “my goal is not to narrate the details of the war”, the former British foreign minister points out and emphasizes various documents in this field, but the goal is to show that the United States and almost all countries, including the Soviet Union, were on the side of Iraq. Their cooperation was deceptive and short-lived. Only two Arab countries supported Iran: Syria and Libya.

In general, by turning the pages of the history book, the black case of the Queen of England against Iran is reviewed. Even after the imposed war, Britain along with America sent a flood of sanctions to Tehran and by issuing six anti-Iranian resolutions in the Security Council of the organization, imposed the most severe constraints on Tehran; A process that is still going on and London is not willing to abandon the worn-out tools of threats and sanctions even in the current chaotic situation that is suffering from the economic consequences of the Ukraine crisis.