1) Where did I refute this? Fact, British intelligence convinced the US the Soviets were making inroads
2) Where did I refute this? Did the British not convince the US the Soviets were making significant inroads?
3) The coup was not the first domino. The history of Iran, like all history, was far messier than just pointing to one moment as the cause. Which leads me to my final point. No one, and I mean no one actually has a full understanding of why we have this current mess. Israel, the PLO, Iran, the US, Britain all have made mistakes. But to assign blame to one party is beneath intelligence