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Mossadegh was overthrown, and the ousted [[Mohammed Reza Pahlavi| Shah]] returned to Iran in triumph.  Cheering crowds trumpeted his return, as he promptly launched new electoral reforms introducing voting to all members of society—including women.  Iran was praised in the West as a beacon of stability, and maintained close relations with the United States until 1979.

Mossadegh was overthrown, and the ousted [[Mohammed Reza Pahlavi| Shah]] returned to Iran in triumph.  Cheering crowds trumpeted his return, as he promptly launched new electoral reforms introducing voting to all members of society—including women.  Iran was praised in the West as a beacon of stability, and maintained close relations with the United States until 1979.

The administration of [[Bill Clinton]] formally apologized to Iran for the CIA-supported coup in a speech made in 2000.<ref>http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/speeches/albright-17-03-00.htm</ref>  President [[Barack Obama]] also made a seperate apology.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/227855/zeal-zelaya/conrad-black</ref>

The administration of [[Bill Clinton]] formally apologized to Iran for the CIA-supported coup in a speech made in 2000.<ref>http://www.gasandoil.com/goc/speeches/albright-17-03-00.htm</ref>  President [[Barack Obama]] also made a separate apology.<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/227855/zeal-zelaya/conrad-black</ref>

[[Conrad Black]], arguing that the CIA role was minimal as compared to the efforts of the Iranian army and the internal fighting in Iran, mocked Obama over "''his apology for President Eisenhower’s approval of the overthrow of the deranged Iranian demagogue Mohammed Mossadegh.''"<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/227855/zeal-zelaya/conrad-black</ref>

[[Conrad Black]], arguing that the CIA role was minimal as compared to the efforts of the Iranian army and the internal fighting in Iran, mocked Obama over "''his apology for President Eisenhower’s approval of the overthrow of the deranged Iranian demagogue Mohammed Mossadegh.''"<ref>http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/227855/zeal-zelaya/conrad-black</ref>