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Coup 53

Kermit Roosevelt was Harvard educated, came out of the American elite interestingly enough...

Kermit Roosevelt was Harvard educated, came out of the American elite interestingly enough his grandfather had been Theodor Roosevelt which is in some ways a wonderful historical quirk since it was Theodor Roosevelt who led the United States into the regime change era

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Kermit Roosevelt was Harvard educated,
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came out of the American elite
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interestingly enough his grandfather had been Theodor Roosevelt
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which is in some ways a wonderful historical quirk
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since it was Theodor Roosevelt who led the United States
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into the regime change era.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:58
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.
Roosevelt of course knew nothing about Iran, did not know Persian. - Coup 53 00:05
Roosevelt of course knew nothing about Iran, did not know...
He was more like uhh - Coup 53 00:06
He was more like uhh
A lot of this was done by MI6. The coup - Coup 53 00:14
A lot of this was done by MI6. The coup
Perhaps, one of the reasons why Darbyshire actually - Coup 53 00:16
Perhaps, one of the reasons why Darbyshire actually
Roosevelt crossed the border from Iraq as James Lockridge - Coup 53 00:10
Roosevelt crossed the border from Iraq as James Lockridge
It is actually an interesting project because you ask yourself - Coup 53 00:09
It is actually an interesting project because you ask...
What do you do on Monday morning 9 o’clock first day? How do you start? - Coup 53 00:05
What do you do on Monday morning 9 o’clock first day? How do...
Well, Kermit Roosevelt started by - Coup 53 00:07
Well, Kermit Roosevelt started by
They were running articles against Mossadegh day after day. - Coup 53 00:04
They were running articles against Mossadegh day after day.
Mossadegh was a Jew, a communist, - Coup 53 00:13
Mossadegh was a Jew, a communist,
And the CIA back in Washington - Coup 53 00:07
And the CIA back in Washington
And any article that I would write. It gave you something of a sense of power. - Coup 53 00:05
And any article that I would write. It gave you something of...
Would appear almost instantly the next day in Iranian press - Coup 53 00:12
Would appear almost instantly the next day in Iranian press
The timing of the operation itself - Coup 53 00:05
The timing of the operation itself
Timing was solely affected by the signature of the Shah. - Coup 53 00:04
Timing was solely affected by the signature of the Shah.
The original coup plan was based on - Coup 53 00:06
The original coup plan was based on
And therefore, what was going to take place was that - Coup 53 00:15
And therefore, what was going to take place was that
He would say I do not accept being fired - Coup 53 00:06
He would say I do not accept being fired
He would then be arrested - Coup 53 00:10
He would then be arrested
On the day of the coup he was Mossadegh's head of security. - Coup 53 00:04
On the day of the coup he was Mossadegh's head of...