Kermit Roosevelt Played a Key Role In souring the US-Iran Relations
Kermit Roosevelt was the second son of 36th US president Theodore Roosevelt. A Harvard graduate, he served in both the First and Second World War.
When Mohammad Mosaddegh centralized Iran’s oil companies, Britain along with US assistance wanted to regain control. Kermit was responsible for overthrowing Mohammad Mosaddegh and restoring the monarchy under the Western-friendly Shah. His lifelong battle with depression ended with his suicide on June 4, 1943. At the time he was serving in the US Army in Alaska during the Second World War.
In the picture: American explorer and writer, Kermit Roosevelt (1889 -1943, second from left) the son of former President Theodore Roosevelt. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)