249 / 250 Mix Up
Ugh. Sorry. Okay. This is confusing. The post that we said was #249 actually contained the file for #250. We just realised this morning. So, I’ve fixed that up. There is a new post of #249 called “#249 FIXED” which actually has show #249 (which you...
Cold War #250 – The National Front (Operation Ajax part VIII)
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...
Cold War #249 – Mossadegh vs The Shah (Operation Ajax part VII) FIXED
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...
Cold War #248 – Iranian Kryptonite (Operation Ajax part VI)
Mossadegh had two non-negotiables that drove his political game. First, he was a die-hard believer in the rule of law, which put him on a collision course with autocrats like Reza Shah. Second, he was all about Iranian self-rule, making him Public Enemy No. 1 for the...
Cold War #247 – Black Gold & Betrayal (Operation Ajax part V)
Dive into the turbulent history of oil in Iran, where George Reynolds, a self-taught geologist funded by Aussie entrepreneur William Knox D’Arcy, battled smallpox, bandits, and desert heat to uncover the largest oil field ever found. Reynolds’ discovery...
Cold War #246 – Reza Shah (Operation Ajax part IV)
We’re talking about Reza Shah, a soldier who rose to power from a humble background, pulled of a British-engineered coup, and effectively ruled Iran from 1921 – 1941. And don’t forget to join in the fun on our new TikTok channel! There something secret...
Cold War #245 – The Strangling of Persia (Operation Ajax part III)
Iran’s first attempt at democracy ended when the British and the Russians decided amongst themselves to divide up Iran in 1907 and supported the new Shah’s desire to crush the parliament. But the Iranians fought on, exiled the Shah and replaced him with...
Cold War #244 – Operation Ajax (II)
The Shah continued selling the family jewels to the British and Russians, including the entire Iranian tobacco industry. He was eventually assassinated and replaced by his son, who had learned nothing. In 1901 he sold William Knox D’Arcy the entire Iranian oil...
Cold War #243 – Operation Ajax (I)
In this episode, we delve into the history of Iran, focusing on the US’s role in ending democratic rule in 1953 and installing Mohammad Reza Shah’s dictatorship, a fact well-known in Iran but only admitted by the US in the 90s. This event led to the...
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