Farnaz Ghazizadeh: Journalist and BBC Television Presenter

The British government used the BBC's Persian service for advancing its propaganda against democratically elected Prime minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh and anti-Mosaddegh material were repeatedly aired on the radio channel  to the extent that Iranian staff at the BBC Persian radio went on strike to protest the move.The BBC was at times even used directly in the operations, sending coded messages to the coup plotters by changing the wording of its broadcasts.