Iran lawmakers approve bill to sue US for role in 1953 coup

[JURIST] Iran's Parliament [official website, in Persian] on Wednesday approved a bill that would direct the government to sue the US for its involvement during the 1953 coup. The recent decision came amid the release of newly declassified documents [National Security Archive] by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website] earlier this month. The documents officially revealed that the CIA was involved in overthrowing then-prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh [profile]. During Wednesday's session, 167 out of 196 lawmakers voted for the...

Source: http://jurist.org/paperchase/2013/08/iran-lawmakers-approve-bill-to-sue-us-for-role-in-1953-coup.php

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