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Coup 53

How MI6 and CIA joined forces to plot Iran coup Nigel Hawkes reveals the true story of...

How MI6 and CIA joined forces to plot Iran coup Nigel Hawkes reveals the true story of 1953 'Operation Boot.' Evidence provided by a former MI6 man has clarified many of the murkier corners of the coup which ousted Mossadegh

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How MI6 and CIA joined forces to plot Iran coup
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Nigel Hawkes reveals the true story of 1953 'Operation Boot.'
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Evidence provided by a former MI6 man
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has clarified many of the murkier corners of the coup which ousted Mossadegh.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:49:01
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.
From a series of interviews carried out by Granada Television - Coup 53 00:05
From a series of interviews carried out by Granada...
The program will broadcast on channel four tomorrow evening. - Coup 53 00:05
The program will broadcast on channel four tomorrow evening.
-Read this! You will love every word of this article -Unbelievable! - Coup 53 00:05
-Read this! You will love every word of this article...
An article not a TV preview. A journalist who has seen the program. - Coup 53 00:05
An article not a TV preview. A journalist who has seen the...
He makes it clear, for example, that it was agents acting for the British - Coup 53 00:08
He makes it clear, for example, that it was agents acting...
Nigel hi good afternoon. It is Taghi Amirani here. - Coup 53 00:05
Nigel hi good afternoon. It is Taghi Amirani here.
One of the key questions for me is - Coup 53 00:07
One of the key questions for me is
Well, here is the thing - Coup 53 00:06
Well, here is the thing
And everything you talk about this man in your article - Coup 53 00:07
And everything you talk about this man in your article
I am on my way to see Stephen Dorril - Coup 53 00:06
I am on my way to see Stephen Dorril
A solid thick heavy monster of a book. - Coup 53 00:05
A solid thick heavy monster of a book.
So, I did not think that I am going to end up in a sleepy Yorkshire village - Coup 53 00:07
So, I did not think that I am going to end up in a sleepy...
No, it is a long way from Iran - Coup 53 00:06
No, it is a long way from Iran
I found the uhm - Coup 53 00:09
I found the uhm
-This is the exact transcript that we have. -Right. - Coup 53 00:04
-This is the exact transcript that we have. -Right.
-Now we found in the basement in Paris of Mossadegh's grandson. -wow! - Coup 53 00:05
-Now we found in the basement in Paris of Mossadegh's...
He was not the kind of a specialist in this area - Coup 53 00:07
He was not the kind of a specialist in this area
I....He did not tell me but I uhm - Coup 53 00:07
I....He did not tell me but I uhm
Who leaked the Darbyshire transcript from End of Empire to Nigel Hawkes - Coup 53 00:09
Who leaked the Darbyshire transcript from End of Empire to...
What ...They they obviously knew that, so - Coup 53 00:06
What ...They they obviously knew that, so