At the time , the American government was already preparing to aid Mosaddeq in his oil dealings with the British .
At the time , the American government was already believed him to be anti-communist -- considerations which made the U.S. government skeptical of the plot .
At the time , the American government was already preparing to aid Mosaddeq in his oil dealings with the British , and believed him to be anti-communist -- considerations which made the U.S. government skeptical of the plot .