To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
I think that I am right in saying that we had a
Please log in to add to collections.
Coup 53

I think that I am right in saying that we had a a little more experience in Iran than they...

I think that I am right in saying that we had a a little more experience in Iran than they had

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.979
I think that I am right in saying that we had a
00:00:03.604 --> 00:00:06.104
a little more experience in Iran than they had.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:28:56
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Amirani Media

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

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.
But at very precise moments - Coup 53 00:09
But at very precise moments
It was the MI6 officers in Cyprus particularly Darbyshire - Coup 53 00:08
It was the MI6 officers in Cyprus particularly Darbyshire
And they did so without - Coup 53 00:05
And they did so without
I said all along that we should have back up in case something did leak - Coup 53 00:05
I said all along that we should have back up in case...
And this is when it was decided to bring the boys out onto the streets. - Coup 53 00:04
And this is when it was decided to bring the boys out onto...
It was the Rashidians who provided people to infiltrate the demonstrations. - Coup 53 00:05
It was the Rashidians who provided people to infiltrate the...
They were provocatories - Coup 53 00:16
They were provocatories
We were anxious to show the world that - Coup 53 00:12
We were anxious to show the world that
-You actually had held a conference at the hills of Vanak? -Yes, I did. - Coup 53 00:04
-You actually had held a conference at the hills of Vanak?...
But all these discussions were going on - Coup 53 00:07
But all these discussions were going on
In the morning of the 19th of August - Coup 53 00:09
In the morning of the 19th of August
Once you start burning newspaper offices which are known to be pro-Mossadegh, - Coup 53 00:11
Once you start burning newspaper offices which are known to...
It was the correct - Coup 53 00:07
It was the correct
That mob that came into north Tehran and was decisive in the overthrow - Coup 53 00:08
That mob that came into north Tehran and was decisive in the...
And that mob was paid for by American dollars. - Coup 53 00:04
And that mob was paid for by American dollars.
As they got nearer, it was rather frightening. - Coup 53 00:04
As they got nearer, it was rather frightening.
I was 16 years old - Coup 53 00:13
I was 16 years old
We saw tanks coming from - Coup 53 00:07
We saw tanks coming from
They came in and pulled up outside my uncle's house. - Coup 53 00:05
They came in and pulled up outside my uncle's house.
At that time, the gate was shut - Coup 53 00:11
At that time, the gate was shut