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Coup 53

We had a first meeting with the Americans inviting their cooperation but after much...

We had a first meeting with the Americans inviting their cooperation but after much discussion that was turned down

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We had a first meeting with the Americans inviting their cooperation
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but after much discussion that was turned down.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
01:04:19
Uploaded
Jun 13, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
Amirani Media

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Theatrical feature documentary on the story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.
Well, we do not know how you get rid of prime ministers - Coup 53 00:18
Well, we do not know how you get rid of prime ministers
Throughout the early 1950s, - Coup 53 00:10
Throughout the early 1950s,
In this overheated atmosphere - Coup 53 00:12
In this overheated atmosphere
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...