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Coup 53

In this overheated atmosphere general Dwight Eisenhower campaigned for the presidency on...

In this overheated atmosphere general Dwight Eisenhower campaigned for the presidency on the basis that he and he alone could solve the ongoing crises in Korea and Iran

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In this overheated atmosphere
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general Dwight Eisenhower campaigned for the presidency
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on the basis that he and he alone
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could solve the ongoing crises in Korea and Iran.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:03
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.
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...
One led by the Soviet Union, one led by the United States. - Coup 53 00:04
One led by the Soviet Union, one led by the United States.
There was a tide sweeping the world - Coup 53 00:12
There was a tide sweeping the world
You had the Red Scare, you had spy scandals - Coup 53 00:06
You had the Red Scare, you had spy scandals
, the Cambridge five. those all kinds of thing going on - Coup 53 00:13
, the Cambridge five. those all kinds of thing going on
Even if there only one communist in the State Department - Coup 53 00:06
Even if there only one communist in the State Department
Days after the election in November 1952 - Coup 53 00:11
Days after the election in November 1952
John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles - Coup 53 00:06
John Foster Dulles and Allen Dulles
They work for this legendary firm called Sullivan & Cromwell - Coup 53 00:07
They work for this legendary firm called Sullivan &...
And really Wall Street firms of that nature - Coup 53 00:15
And really Wall Street firms of that nature
Allen Dulles brought the Shah to New York - Coup 53 00:06
Allen Dulles brought the Shah to New York
It was a way of showing the American foreign policy elite - Coup 53 00:06
It was a way of showing the American foreign policy elite
Before coming here, I had seen and learned - Coup 53 00:09
Before coming here, I had seen and learned
This friendship, the government - Coup 53 00:11
This friendship, the government
So, right away there is conflicts there between the Dulles brothers and this new - Coup 53 00:10
So, right away there is conflicts there between the Dulles...
In fact, they were so determined - Coup 53 00:15
In fact, they were so determined
In New York, Mr. Churchill meets John Foster Dulles - Coup 53 00:07
In New York, Mr. Churchill meets John Foster Dulles
But neither Mr. Churchill nor Mr. Eisenhower - Coup 53 00:05
But neither Mr. Churchill nor Mr. Eisenhower