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Coup 53

Because the oil company was run by ex-patriots who called anyone east of Calais a wog

Because the oil company was run by ex-patriots who called anyone east of Calais a wog

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Because the oil company was run by ex-patriots
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who called anyone east of Calais a wog.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
00:36:01
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.
Did you get the impression that members of the Anglo-Iranian - Coup 53 00:09
Did you get the impression that members of the Anglo-Iranian
I think the Iranian answer to that where I an Iranian - Coup 53 00:08
I think the Iranian answer to that where I an Iranian
The impression was rather one of just taking them very much for granted. - Coup 53 00:05
The impression was rather one of just taking them very much...
Uhm but not really regarding them as subjects of - Coup 53 00:08
Uhm but not really regarding them as subjects of
At Abadan, you had a classic colonial enclave - Coup 53 00:12
At Abadan, you had a classic colonial enclave
There were swimming pools, and movie theaters; - Coup 53 00:06
There were swimming pools, and movie theaters;
And side by side with the giant refinery - Coup 53 00:15
And side by side with the giant refinery
So, of course the Persians - Coup 53 00:10
So, of course the Persians
When oil was discovered in Iran, - Coup 53 00:23
When oil was discovered in Iran,
Because it made petroleum as important as it is today. - Coup 53 00:04
Because it made petroleum as important as it is today.
Under the original agreement - Coup 53 00:12
Under the original agreement
We now know also that - Coup 53 00:07
We now know also that
Now the oil company was owned by the British government - Coup 53 00:07
Now the oil company was owned by the British government
So, it was a lot of creative accounting - Coup 53 00:11
So, it was a lot of creative accounting
Well, it became very obvious that something was going to happen in Abadan - Coup 53 00:06
Well, it became very obvious that something was going to...
Long-smoldering Iranian nationalists - Coup 53 00:09
Long-smoldering Iranian nationalists
Focal point of Iranian unrest, however, is the government - Coup 53 00:10
Focal point of Iranian unrest, however, is the government
He was a marvelous politician - Coup 53 00:07
He was a marvelous politician
He had clobbered the imperialist. He had nationalized the oil company. - Coup 53 00:05
He had clobbered the imperialist. He had nationalized the...
Iran was a country again. It was great stuff. It was very moving. - Coup 53 00:04
Iran was a country again. It was great stuff. It was very...