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CIA coup in Iran illustration showing Mohammad Mossadegh, Operation Ajax planning, Tehran protests, and the 1953 political crisis.

The CIA Coup in Iran: Operation Ajax Changed US–Iran Relations

👤 Ritvik Pandit 📅 July 28, 2026

The CIA coup in Iran was not announced to the world with tanks crossing borders or...

Illustration showing NATO's eastward expansion after the Cold War and the changing European security landscape.

NATO Expansion Eastward: Why It Happened?

👤 Ritvik Pandit 📅 July 27, 2026

History doesn’t always create winners and losers. Sometimes it creates neighbours who remember the same past...

Vintage-style illustration showing an industrial oil refinery alongside a map during the historical Iran Oil Nationalization era.

Why Iran Nationalized Its Oil, Explained

In the opening article of our US–Iran Conflict Decoded series, we explored…

China turning inward: An illustrated timeline infographic detailing China's imperial history from the Yuan to Qing dynasties, highlighting the Mongol conquest, the halt of Zheng He's voyages, the Qing empire's peak size, and the restricted Canton System.

China Turning Inward: Yuan, Ming, Qing & The Slow Eclipse

Previously, the China Rise series explored how the Tang and Song dynasties…

Workers dismantling a decommissioned missile during the nuclear disarmament process that led to the Budapest Memorandum

The Budapest Memorandum: Why Ukraine Gave Up Nuclear Arms

“Some of the biggest decisions in history aren’t made on the battlefield.…