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Coup 53

Police chief Afshartous claimed to have a list of Iranian officials who were conspiring...

Police chief Afshartous claimed to have a list of Iranian officials who were conspiring with the Americans to unseat Mossadegh

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Police chief Afshartous claimed to have a list of
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Iranian officials who were conspiring with the Americans to
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unseat Mossadegh.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
01:09:29
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.
At the beginning of April 1953 - Coup 53 00:11
At the beginning of April 1953
In the early months of 53 - Coup 53 00:06
In the early months of 53
Police chief Afshartous was kidnapped and murdered in the spring of 53. - Coup 53 00:06
Police chief Afshartous was kidnapped and murdered in the...
And this was uhh something that was later tied to - Coup 53 00:11
And this was uhh something that was later tied to
Were you involved in Afshartous assassination? - Coup 53 00:05
Were you involved in Afshartous assassination?
But it was never the intention that Afshartous should be killed. - Coup 53 00:04
But it was never the intention that Afshartous should be...
The claim is that he started - Coup 53 00:11
The claim is that he started
Feelings ran very high - Coup 53 00:09
Feelings ran very high
But his body was very badly tortured, so - Coup 53 00:11
But his body was very badly tortured, so
Bakhtar Emrooz was uhh - Coup 53 00:08
Bakhtar Emrooz was uhh
Ukh ukh ooof - Coup 53 00:08
Ukh ukh ooof
Because not only they - Coup 53 00:13
Because not only they
It was a big event. It was a kind of a crisis at the time. - Coup 53 00:05
It was a big event. It was a kind of a crisis at the time.
It was certainly a bad sign for Mossadegh. - Coup 53 00:04
It was certainly a bad sign for Mossadegh.
Is Darbyshire's admission to involve him in the assassination of the chief of police - Coup 53 00:07
Is Darbyshire's admission to involve him in the...
Besides the fact that he has - Coup 53 00:07
Besides the fact that he has
So, they tied him up, - Coup 53 00:05
So, they tied him up,
This was a very important element in the coup - Coup 53 00:07
This was a very important element in the coup
He replaced him with people who were - Coup 53 00:05
He replaced him with people who were
Zahedi avoided arrest and I was involved in protecting him - Coup 53 00:06
Zahedi avoided arrest and I was involved in protecting him