The 1953 military coup against the democratically-elected government in Iran was a major rallying point for anti-American sentiment that led to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, says a US-based analyst.

Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Anglo-American orchestrated military coup that overthrew the democratically-elected prime minister of Iran, Mohammad Mosaddegh.

The former UK foreign secretary says London should finally acknowledge its role, along with the US, in the 1953 coup in Iran.

This year’s anniversary of the US embassy takeover was held livelier as the Iranian public opinion has become more aware of the US’s unending animosity towards Iran.

The US forms an “Iran Action Group” to coordinate and run an aggressive US policy toward Tehran on the eve of the 65th anniversary of the CIA-led 1953 coup.