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At the beginning of April 1953
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Coup 53

At the beginning of April 1953 CIA director Allen Dulles approved one million dollars for...

At the beginning of April 1953 CIA director Allen Dulles approved one million dollars for operation in Tehran aimed at bringing about the fall of Mossadegh

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At the beginning of April 1953
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CIA director Allen Dulles approved one million dollars
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for operation in Tehran aimed at bringing about the fall of Mossadegh.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:39
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Amirani Media

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Movie Summary

Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
In the early months of 53 - Coup 53 00:06
In the early months of 53
Police chief Afshartous was kidnapped and murdered in the spring of 53. - Coup 53 00:06
Police chief Afshartous was kidnapped and murdered in the...
And this was uhh something that was later tied to - Coup 53 00:11
And this was uhh something that was later tied to
Were you involved in Afshartous assassination? - Coup 53 00:05
Were you involved in Afshartous assassination?
But it was never the intention that Afshartous should be killed. - Coup 53 00:04
But it was never the intention that Afshartous should be...
The claim is that he started - Coup 53 00:11
The claim is that he started
Feelings ran very high - Coup 53 00:09
Feelings ran very high
But his body was very badly tortured, so - Coup 53 00:11
But his body was very badly tortured, so
Bakhtar Emrooz was uhh - Coup 53 00:08
Bakhtar Emrooz was uhh
Ukh ukh ooof - Coup 53 00:08
Ukh ukh ooof
Because not only they - Coup 53 00:13
Because not only they
It was a big event. It was a kind of a crisis at the time. - Coup 53 00:05
It was a big event. It was a kind of a crisis at the time.
It was certainly a bad sign for Mossadegh. - Coup 53 00:04
It was certainly a bad sign for Mossadegh.
Is Darbyshire's admission to involve him in the assassination of the chief of police - Coup 53 00:07
Is Darbyshire's admission to involve him in the...
Besides the fact that he has - Coup 53 00:07
Besides the fact that he has
So, they tied him up, - Coup 53 00:05
So, they tied him up,
This was a very important element in the coup - Coup 53 00:07
This was a very important element in the coup
He replaced him with people who were - Coup 53 00:05
He replaced him with people who were
Zahedi avoided arrest and I was involved in protecting him - Coup 53 00:06
Zahedi avoided arrest and I was involved in protecting him
The plan for the final stages of the coup - Coup 53 00:13
The plan for the final stages of the coup