Question

Why did the planners of the Iranian coup, 'Operation Ajax,' want to pay members of the Iranian Parliament, or the Majlis? Group of answer choices The Majlis was very pro-American, as opposed to the newly elected leader, Mohammed Mossadegh, who was radically anti-American. A vote taken in the Majlis would likely be seen by the public as fair and legal, and therefore appear credible. The Iranian currency was useless, so American dollars had to be used. The Shah of Iran asked the agents to provide gifts of money to his friends in Parliament.

Answer 1

b. A vote taken in the Majlis would likely be seen by the public as fair and legal, and therefore appear credible

Step-by-step explanation:

The Iranian coup de etat was was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. This was dont in-order to favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

Because Mosaddegh had sought to audit the documents of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC), and to limit the company's control over Iranian oil reserves, the British and American government planned for his overthrow.