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Coup 53

Yeah, in cold war terms just as today these terms are often reframed as a war on terror...

Yeah, in cold war terms just as today these terms are often reframed as a war on terror against terrorism and that of course becomes the magic term that allows anything

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Yeah, in cold war terms just as today
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these terms are often reframed as a war on terror against terrorism
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and that of course becomes the magic term that allows anything.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:33
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.
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
And that his remaining in power was very dangerous to both our interests. - Coup 53 00:06
And that his remaining in power was very dangerous to both...
And also to tell them a little bit about the means we had at our disposal - Coup 53 00:10
And also to tell them a little bit about the means we had at...
In January 1953, - Coup 53 00:08
In January 1953,
Police chief Afshartous claimed to have a list of - Coup 53 00:11
Police chief Afshartous claimed to have a list of
At the beginning of April 1953 - Coup 53 00:11
At the beginning of April 1953
In the early months of 53 - Coup 53 00:06
In the early months of 53
Police chief Afshartous was kidnapped and murdered in the spring of 53. - Coup 53 00:06
Police chief Afshartous was kidnapped and murdered in the...
And this was uhh something that was later tied to - Coup 53 00:11
And this was uhh something that was later tied to
Were you involved in Afshartous assassination? - Coup 53 00:05
Were you involved in Afshartous assassination?
But it was never the intention that Afshartous should be killed. - Coup 53 00:04
But it was never the intention that Afshartous should be...
The claim is that he started - Coup 53 00:11
The claim is that he started
Feelings ran very high - Coup 53 00:09
Feelings ran very high
But his body was very badly tortured, so - Coup 53 00:11
But his body was very badly tortured, so
Bakhtar Emrooz was uhh - Coup 53 00:08
Bakhtar Emrooz was uhh
Ukh ukh ooof - Coup 53 00:08
Ukh ukh ooof
Because not only they - Coup 53 00:13
Because not only they
It was a big event. It was a kind of a crisis at the time. - Coup 53 00:05
It was a big event. It was a kind of a crisis at the time.
It was certainly a bad sign for Mossadegh. - Coup 53 00:04
It was certainly a bad sign for Mossadegh.