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Coup 53

He had actually been imprisoned by the allies as a Nazi sympathizer during the second...

He had actually been imprisoned by the allies as a Nazi sympathizer during the second world war but he was known as anti-Mossadegh

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He had actually been imprisoned by the allies
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as a Nazi sympathizer during the second world war
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but he was known as anti-Mossadegh.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:29
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Amirani Media

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Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
And he was also known to have many contacts in the officer core. - Coup 53 00:05
And he was also known to have many contacts in the officer...
Okay, interview with Ardeshir Zahedi general Zahedi's son. - Coup 53 00:05
Okay, interview with Ardeshir Zahedi general Zahedi's...
Still very much in the royalist camp, - Coup 53 00:12
Still very much in the royalist camp,
You want to go half? there is both on that they can be - Coup 53 00:08
You want to go half? there is both on that they can be
He was described by your own ambassador - Coup 53 00:07
He was described by your own ambassador
One of the worst speculators in the country - Coup 53 00:07
One of the worst speculators in the country
Why was he considered a suitable candidate for replacing Mossadegh? - Coup 53 00:05
Why was he considered a suitable candidate for replacing...
Probably, just for the qualities of being described by two of my colleagues. - Coup 53 00:05
Probably, just for the qualities of being described by two...
But Mossadegh figured out what was happening - Coup 53 00:05
But Mossadegh figured out what was happening
Among those diplomats were all the secret agents - Coup 53 00:06
Among those diplomats were all the secret agents
When Mossadegh broke off relations and we all left and - Coup 53 00:10
When Mossadegh broke off relations and we all left and
This is when the British really began to panic - Coup 53 00:08
This is when the British really began to panic
Unfortunately, the head of MI6 at the time - Coup 53 00:11
Unfortunately, the head of MI6 at the time
We had a first meeting with the Americans inviting their cooperation - Coup 53 00:07
We had a first meeting with the Americans inviting their...
Well, we do not know how you get rid of prime ministers - Coup 53 00:18
Well, we do not know how you get rid of prime ministers
Throughout the early 1950s, - Coup 53 00:10
Throughout the early 1950s,
In this overheated atmosphere - Coup 53 00:12
In this overheated atmosphere
But the 1950s was a dark period - Coup 53 00:06
But the 1950s was a dark period
We had gotten through the war and that was great - Coup 53 00:20
We had gotten through the war and that was great
So, the narrative was that the world was divided between two hostile camps. - Coup 53 00:06
So, the narrative was that the world was divided between two...