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Coup 53

Exactly, it's like how do we get to having to kill the chief of police of Tehran in order...

Exactly, it's like how do we get to having to kill the chief of police of Tehran in order to get the coup going?

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Exactly, it's like
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how do we get to having to kill the chief of police of Tehran
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in order to get the coup going?
Duration
7 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:19
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.
A member of the British government is saying in black and white - Coup 53 00:12
A member of the British government is saying in black and...
The actual running of the coup from our side was my responsibility. - Coup 53 00:05
The actual running of the coup from our side was my...
Uhh let me - Coup 53 00:08
Uhh let me
The Persians were bitterly resentful of the way they were being treated by the British. - Coup 53 00:05
The Persians were bitterly resentful of the way they were...
Because the oil company was run by ex-patriots - Coup 53 00:07
Because the oil company was run by ex-patriots
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...