That's not accurate. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi became Shah in 1941, after his father was forced to abdicate by the British and Russians. The CIA certainly worked wi

That's not accurate. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi became Shah in 1941, after his father was forced to abdicate by the British and Russians. The CIA certainly worked with the Shah to remove Mosaddegh from power (in 1953), but this didn't happen right after he became prime minister (he wasn't elected per se, but appointed by the Shah and approved by the legislature). Rather, this came about after a long and complex political struggle (both internal and external), the end of which saw Mosaddegh dissolving the legislature and gaining emergency powers including the power to personally create laws by fiat.