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The Nojeh coup (also spelled Nožeh) was a botched uprising that happened on July 11 1980. Some of the top brass of Iranian arm forces attempted to overthrow the newly established Islamic Republic of Iran. The officers under the guidance of Shapour Bakhtiar failed and were executed. Shapour Bakhtiar himself was assassinated in France by the Qods Force operatives.