Report Traces U.S.-Iran Conflict to 1953 Coup, Subsequent Interventions

From The CIA Iran Coup To Trump’s War: It Was Always About Oil

Fariba Amini Informed Comment  In the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor, the late Robert Redford played Joe Turner, a disenchanted CIA field officer who was being chased by rogue higher-ups within the Company. The Redford character asks Joubert, the CIA man who was pursuing him, “So it was all about oil?” Joubert says in…

From the CIA Iran Coup to Trump's War: It was always about Oil

Newark, Del. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – In the 1975 film Three Days of the Condor, the late Robert Redford played Joe Turner, a disenchanted CIA field officer who was being chased by rogue higher-ups within the Company. The Redford character asks Joubert, the CIA man who was pursuing him, “So it was all about oil?” Joubert says in reply, “Yes of course it always has been.” They wanted Turner dead. August 19, 1953, brings back memor…

Report Traces U.S.-Iran Conflict to 1953 Coup, Subsequent Interventions

Report Traces U.S.-Iran Conflict to 1953 Coup A report titled 'The Long Road to War,' published Aug. 11, 2026, by David Kasper on Antiwar.com traces the current war between the United States and Iran to events dating back more than 70 years. The report said mainstream media coverage presents the conflict as a dispute over terrorism and nuclear weapons while omitting the historical context. Kasper identifies the 1953 CIA-backed coup against Irani…