Dec 1, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
In 1949 the Iranian Majlis put forward a bill to revoke the British oil concession. This, combined with worker riots in Abadan, prompted the British to take action. Meanwhile, Mossadegh forms a new political party, The National Front, and General Ali Razmara, who had...
Dec 1, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
When Reza makes himself Shah, Mossadegh is livid. He refuses to agree to it. Then he turns down multiple senior positions in the Shah’s cabinet. He ends up retiring from public life at age 45, gets imprisoned, and tries to commit suicide. He returns when the...
