Some Iranian clerics cooperated with the western spy agencies because they were dissatisfied with Mosaddegh 's secular government .
The overthrow of Iran 's elected government in 1953 ensured Western control of Iran 's petroleum resources and prevented the Soviet Union from competing for Iranian oil .
Some Iran clerics cooperated with the western spy agencies because Iranian were dissatisfied with Mosaddegh 's secular government .
The overthrow of Iran 's elected government in 1953 ensured Western control of Iran 's petroleum resources and prevented the Soviet Union from competing for Iranian oil .