Iran One of his first major policy shifts towards a more aggressive position against communism occurred in March 1953, when Dulles supported Eisenhower's decision to direct the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), then headed by his brother Allen Dulles, to draft plans to overthrow Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran.The C.I.A. in Iran That led directly to the coup d'état via Operation Ajax in support of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who regained his position as the Shah of Iran.
Iran One of his first major policy shifts towards a more aggressive position against communism occurred in March 1953, when Dulles supported Eisenhower's decision to direct the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), then heade,d by his brother Allen Dulles, to draft plans to overthrow Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh o?f Iran.The C.I.A. in Iran That led directly to the coup d'ét?at via Operation Ajax in support of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who regained his position as the Shah of Iran.