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Why was he considered a suitable candidate for replacing Mossadegh?
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Why was he considered a suitable candidate for replacing Mossadegh?

Why was he considered a suitable candidate for replacing Mossadegh?

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Why was he considered a suitable candidate for replacing Mossadegh?
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5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
01:02:57
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.
Probably, just for the qualities of being described by two of my colleagues. - Coup 53 00:05
Probably, just for the qualities of being described by two...
But Mossadegh figured out what was happening - Coup 53 00:05
But Mossadegh figured out what was happening
Among those diplomats were all the secret agents - Coup 53 00:06
Among those diplomats were all the secret agents
When Mossadegh broke off relations and we all left and - Coup 53 00:10
When Mossadegh broke off relations and we all left and
This is when the British really began to panic - Coup 53 00:08
This is when the British really began to panic
Unfortunately, the head of MI6 at the time - Coup 53 00:11
Unfortunately, the head of MI6 at the time
We had a first meeting with the Americans inviting their cooperation - Coup 53 00:07
We had a first meeting with the Americans inviting their...
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