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In the sultry summer of 1953, Kermit Roosevelt Jr., a CIA operative and grandson of President Theodore Roosevelt, found himself at the heart of a chaotic geo-political storm. From his office at the American Embassy in Tehran, he watched as throngs of angry Iranian protesters descended onto the streets, their chants echoing the deep-seated frustrations within the nation. The Iranian government had previously maintained a cordial alliance with the United States, but the tides of dissent had turned drastically. Amid the chaos of rioting and violent unrest, Kermit's true mission was unfolding—one that would establish a notorious turning point in U.S.-Iran relations. This narrative recaps the covert operations and the complicated legacies born from what became known as Operation Ajax.