On this day, 67 years ago, July 31, 1958 (June 15, 1958 lunar calendar), a coup d'état took place in Iraq. The bloody coup d'état in Iraq on July 31, the late King Faisal of Iraq, not only overthrew the pro-Western regime there, but also caused new tensions in the Middle East, putting the United States and the Soviet Union on the path of new conflict. Baghdad Radio announced on the 14th that the Iraqi army had revolted against King Faisal. It was later learned that the king, the prince and the Iraqi prime minister had been executed. The army opposed Faisal and supported Jordan and Lebanon in suppressing the uprising in the country. As soon as the new leader came to power, he immediately formed an alliance with General Gamal Abdel-Nasser, who advocated an anti-Western pan-Arab (Arab) policy in Egypt. President Eisenhower sent transport planes carrying troops to Europe. British Prime Minister Macmillan ordered some of his troops to be on alert. Lebanese President Kamina-Chamon urgently called on Western powers to seal Lebanon's border with Iraq. Jordan's King Hussein also asked for assistance. The next day, Eisenhower took action, sending more than 5,000 Marines to Lebanon despite acknowledging the risks. "We cannot morally stand by while Lebanon is in grave danger," Eisenhower said. US Marines easily took control of Beirut airport. On the 17th, Macmillan also sent a paratrooper unit to Jordan. The Soviet Union attacked the United States with fierce words, condemning the actions of the US Marine Ordnance Corps as "open aggression" that "seriously endangers world peace". Eisenhower countered that Soviet Prime Minister Nikita Khrushchev's fears of a full-scale war were "overstated." Eisenhower said: "There is a real danger of war if small countries are swallowed up one after another by Soviet-backed expansionist and aggressive forces."