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In 1953 when prime minister __________ nationalized the oil industry, the u.s. stepped in and reinstated the pro-western __________.

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In 1953 when prime minister Mossadeq nationalized the oil industry, United States stepped in and reinstated the pro-western Sha. Mossadegh saw the Anglo-Iranian Oil as an arm of the British government regulating much of Iran's oil, pushing him to nationalize the Iranian oil industry.
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