Chapter
The 1953 Coup in Iran
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The 1953 coup in Iran was a planned operation by the American and British intelligence agencies who feared that Iran would fall under the influence of the Soviet Union after Prime Minister Mossadegh attempted to nationalize the country's oil industry, leading to his eventual overthrow and the rise of the last Shah of Iran.
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Ervand Abrahamian discusses the British-American coup that ousted Prime Minister Mossadegh and re-installed the Shah as a monarchic dictator and the wave of repression that has followed since then.
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Summary
Ervand Abrahamian discusses the British-American coup that ousted Prime Minister Mossadegh and re-installed the Shah as a monarchic dictator and the wave of repression that has followed since then.
ChapterThe 1953 Coup in Iran
EpisodePart Three: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Eisenhower suggested stabilizing the Mossad government with a $100 million loan to help them through the blockade period.
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Eisenhower suggested stabilizing the Mossad government with a $100 million loan to help them through the blockade period. Mossad refused saying that the history of his nation's leadership was filled with corrupt cowards who had bowed to Western money. Dulles attended a national security council meeting with seven pages of talking points in his hand aimed at convincing the rest of the Eisenhower administration to overthrow Mossad.
ChapterThe 1953 Coup in Iran
EpisodePart Three: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The 1953 coup in Iran was influenced by a struggle between imperialism and nationalism, between the first and third worlds, and between developed industrial economies and underdeveloped countries dependent on exporting raw materials.
1:00:21 - 1:01:51 (01:29)
Summary
The 1953 coup in Iran was influenced by a struggle between imperialism and nationalism, between the first and third worlds, and between developed industrial economies and underdeveloped countries dependent on exporting raw materials.
ChapterThe 1953 Coup in Iran
EpisodePart Three: How The Dulles Brothers Created The CIA And Destroyed Everything Else
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Tanks, pro-Shah military officers, and street gangs funded by the CIA converged on the prime minister’s residence, leading to the forced departure of Iran’s Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh in August 1953.
1:01:51 - 1:03:46 (01:55)
Summary
Tanks, pro-Shah military officers, and street gangs funded by the CIA converged on the prime minister’s residence, leading to the forced departure of Iran’s Prime Minister Mohammed Mossadegh in August 1953.