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Coup 53

So, it was a lot of creative accounting but in the end it was clear that almost all of the...

So, it was a lot of creative accounting but in the end it was clear that almost all of the money from this tremendous resource was going into Britain and almost none was coming back to Iran

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So, it was a lot of creative accounting
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but in the end it was clear that almost all of the money
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from this tremendous resource was going into Britain
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and almost none was coming back to Iran.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:39:05
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.
Well, it became very obvious that something was going to happen in Abadan - Coup 53 00:06
Well, it became very obvious that something was going to...
Long-smoldering Iranian nationalists - Coup 53 00:09
Long-smoldering Iranian nationalists
Focal point of Iranian unrest, however, is the government - Coup 53 00:10
Focal point of Iranian unrest, however, is the government
He was a marvelous politician - Coup 53 00:07
He was a marvelous politician
He had clobbered the imperialist. He had nationalized the oil company. - Coup 53 00:05
He had clobbered the imperialist. He had nationalized the...
Iran was a country again. It was great stuff. It was very moving. - Coup 53 00:04
Iran was a country again. It was great stuff. It was very...
When the flag of the oil company goes down and the Iranian flag goes up - Coup 53 00:12
When the flag of the oil company goes down and the Iranian...
Every single heart in Iran throbbed - Coup 53 00:13
Every single heart in Iran throbbed
And I said that if we do not do anything about this - Coup 53 00:08
And I said that if we do not do anything about this
Which in fact proved to be exactly right almost to the day. - Coup 53 00:05
Which in fact proved to be exactly right almost to the day.
The sixteenth independent parachute brigade - Coup 53 00:06
The sixteenth independent parachute brigade
In occupation of the first battalion parachute regiment - Coup 53 00:12
In occupation of the first battalion parachute regiment
We had a date to see Winston that night at about half past eleven. - Coup 53 00:05
We had a date to see Winston that night at about half past...
Uhhh he said Drake - Coup 53 00:13
Uhhh he said Drake
"Pity", he said "You can finish a man with a pistol." - Coup 53 00:08
"Pity", he said "You can finish a man with a...
Such pictures tell the story of the oil crisis pretty clearly. - Coup 53 00:04
Such pictures tell the story of the oil crisis pretty...
We had the cruiser out there and she had her guns open range across the refinery. - Coup 53 00:05
We had the cruiser out there and she had her guns open range...
And the problem arose were we or were we not going to take Abadan. - Coup 53 00:05
And the problem arose were we or were we not going to take...
Two members of the delegation going up to Persia for talks on the oil crisis - Coup 53 00:09
Two members of the delegation going up to Persia for talks...
They wanted to oust Mossadegh regardless of whether he signed a favorable agreement. - Coup 53 00:05
They wanted to oust Mossadegh regardless of whether he...