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Coup 53

There was a tide sweeping the world and the communists were taking one country after...

There was a tide sweeping the world and the communists were taking one country after another until they got to our borders and then the all possibility of life would be over

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There was a tide sweeping the world
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and the communists were taking one country after another
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until they got to our borders
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and then the all possibility of life would be over.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:47
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.
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
It was my feeling then. It remains my feeling - Coup 53 00:14
It was my feeling then. It remains my feeling
They reframed the terms of this dispute. - Coup 53 00:04
They reframed the terms of this dispute.
Yeah, in cold war terms just as today - Coup 53 00:12
Yeah, in cold war terms just as today
Yes. Washington, Cyprus, Rome, London. - Coup 53 00:04
Yes. Washington, Cyprus, Rome, London.
We went there to persuade the Americans - Coup 53 00:07
We went there to persuade the Americans