Your statement about naivety is interesting given that what you just said about the history of Iran is wrong and a common myth. Mossadegh was not elected by th

Your statement about naivety is interesting given that what you just said about the history of Iran is wrong and a common myth. Mossadegh was not elected by the people of Iran to be Prime Minister. Mossadegh was not democratically elected as head of the government. He was put into that position by dictate of the elites that ruled over Iran in fact, including with the backing of the Shah. He was democratically elected to the Majles, which is not the same thing as the people electing him as Prime Minister. The Majles largely consisted of elites that were wealthy property owners. So the de facto ruling feudal lords of Iran - including the Shah - installed Mossadegh as leader of the country, the exact opposite of democracy.