
Iran and the U.S., Part One: Four Days in August
from Throughline
by NPR
Published: Tue Jun 24 2025
Show Notes
The U.S. and Iran have had a tense relationship for decades — but when did that begin? This week, we feature our very first episode about an event from August 1953— when the CIA helped to overthrow Iran's prime minister.
This episode originally ran as FourDays in August.
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