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Coup 53

With Mossadegh behind bars Anglo-Iranian was renamed British Petroleum (BP) and now had to...

With Mossadegh behind bars Anglo-Iranian was renamed British Petroleum (BP) and now had to share Iranian oil with a handful of American and European companies

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With Mossadegh behind bars
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Anglo-Iranian was renamed British Petroleum (BP)
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and now had to share Iranian oil
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with a handful of American and European companies.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:41:57
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.
BP did not come out on top - Coup 53 00:10
BP did not come out on top
And I suppose from my own point of view I would have probably - Coup 53 00:12
And I suppose from my own point of view I would have...
Then Dr Mossadegh was moved from the military prison to Ahmadabad - Coup 53 00:08
Then Dr Mossadegh was moved from the military prison to...
Without any trial. without any uhm judicial authority - Coup 53 00:08
Without any trial. without any uhm judicial authority
It was totally illegal and under the Shah's orders. - Coup 53 00:04
It was totally illegal and under the Shah's orders.
What was his state of mind when he was on the house arrest? - Coup 53 00:04
What was his state of mind when he was on the house arrest?
He was very dejected. I mean you know this is a great intellect. - Coup 53 00:05
He was very dejected. I mean you know this is a great...
Uhm in his later life - Coup 53 00:08
Uhm in his later life
Everything. To have a newspaper you had to have the Shahs permission. - Coup 53 00:04
Everything. To have a newspaper you had to have the Shahs...
For a man like that to sit only - Coup 53 00:12
For a man like that to sit only
Suddenly, to be cut off from all had striven for - Coup 53 00:06
Suddenly, to be cut off from all had striven for
After the coup was over, there was a meeting in the white house - Coup 53 00:15
After the coup was over, there was a meeting in the white...
I think Eisenhower in particular was astonished and deeply impressed. - Coup 53 00:06
I think Eisenhower in particular was astonished and deeply...
President Eisenhower as a general - Coup 53 00:08
President Eisenhower as a general
Now, he sees you can change an entire regime - Coup 53 00:10
Now, he sees you can change an entire regime
An internal report in the CIA about the coup in Iran - Coup 53 00:07
An internal report in the CIA about the coup in Iran
Its consequences were so significant on so many levels. - Coup 53 00:05
Its consequences were so significant on so many levels.
This had a very negative effect on - Coup 53 00:08
This had a very negative effect on
It also had an impact on - Coup 53 00:09
It also had an impact on
Because it was seen as a big success, this opened the world to them. - Coup 53 00:05
Because it was seen as a big success, this opened the world...