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How America Bought the Middle East for $3.8 Billion (Then Lost It All)

What if I told you America bought control of the entire Middle East for less than the cost of a single F-35 fighter jet? In this episode, Tyler Cooper reveals how a $100,000 CIA operation in 1953 Iran sparked decades of American intervention that would eventually cost trillions and reshape global politics forever. 🎯 What You'll Learn: • How the CIA overthrew Iran's democratically elected government for the price of a luxury car • Why the Eisenhower Doctrine of 1957 committed America to defend Middle Eastern countries against "international communism" (and what that really meant) • The…

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