Movie: Coup 53: How the USA and UK created a regime change in Iran in 1953, replacing democratically elected and popular president Mossadegh by their own puppet Reza Shah Pehlevi. The crime of Mossadegh was that he wanted control of Iranian Oil. USA learned the technique of Regime Change, and this has been the basis of US foreign policy ever since. It is far cheaper and easier than messy boots on the ground military invasions.