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Coup 53

Go out, do not inform the ambassador use the intelligence services to provide you with...

brief was very simple: go out, do not inform the ambassador use the intelligence services to provide you with any money you might need and secure the overthrow of Mossadegh by legal or quasi-legal means

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brief was very simple: go out, do not inform the ambassador
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use the intelligence services to provide you with any money you might need and
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secure the overthrow of Mossadegh by legal or
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quasi-legal means.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:19
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.
Members of parliament were bribed with huge amounts of cash. - Coup 53 00:05
Members of parliament were bribed with huge amounts of cash.
Vast sums of money were being spent - Coup 53 00:05
Vast sums of money were being spent
My research has brought me to Berlin - Coup 53 00:09
My research has brought me to Berlin
-1.5 Terabytes. -Wow! - Coup 53 00:04
-1.5 Terabytes. -Wow!
These are the real lefty intellectuals of 1950s Iran. - Coup 53 00:05
These are the real lefty intellectuals of 1950s Iran.
Writers, actors, poets, - Coup 53 00:19
Writers, actors, poets,
It had a small group of people who were educated and committed. - Coup 53 00:05
It had a small group of people who were educated and...
They had some following and small numbers in the military as well. - Coup 53 00:05
They had some following and small numbers in the military as...
And Mossadegh tolerated it because in his view of democracy - Coup 53 00:20
And Mossadegh tolerated it because in his view of democracy
Which was actually nonsense because Mossadegh - Coup 53 00:13
Which was actually nonsense because Mossadegh
In July 1952, - Coup 53 00:09
In July 1952,
Giving the British the opportunity to install a puppet prime minister. - Coup 53 00:05
Giving the British the opportunity to install a puppet prime...
When Qavam was called in as prime minister, - Coup 53 00:10
When Qavam was called in as prime minister,
Tudeh members joined forces with Mossadegh supporters - Coup 53 00:06
Tudeh members joined forces with Mossadegh supporters
Troops loyal to the Shah fired on the crowd - Coup 53 00:06
Troops loyal to the Shah fired on the crowd
Five days later - Coup 53 00:05
Five days later
Telegram from the department of State to the embassy in the United Kingdom. - Coup 53 00:05
Telegram from the department of State to the embassy in the...
Washington July 26, 1952, 6:07 PM. - Coup 53 00:05
Washington July 26, 1952, 6:07 PM.
As a result of the events of the last week - Coup 53 00:17
As a result of the events of the last week
The head court decision coinciding with Mossadegh return to power - Coup 53 00:08
The head court decision coinciding with Mossadegh return to...