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Coup 53

We had gotten through the war and that was great but even before the war ended there was a...

we had gotten through the war and that was great but even before the war ended there was a series level of concern among western strategists and policy makers about the next crisis that might develop and the next Nazi Germany that might rise up Well, the only candidate for that was the Soviet Union

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we had gotten through the war and that was great
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but even before the war ended
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there was a series level of concern
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among western strategists and policy makers about
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the next crisis that might develop and the next
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Nazi Germany that might rise up
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Well, the only candidate for that was the Soviet Union.
Duration
20 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:05:20
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.
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...
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.