May 4, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
In July of 1952, eight months after he got back from Washington, and in the middle of fighting Anglo-Iranian in the World Court, Mossadegh paid a visit to the Shah and asked him to relinquish control over the army. The Shah refused. So Mossadegh resigned. The British...
Apr 14, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
As Mossadegh wins the hearts and minds of Americans and the world, the British re-elect Churchill who considered Mossadegh “an elderly lunatic bent on wrecking his country and handing it over to the communists.” There something secret here that only...
Apr 3, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
In October 1951, Mossadegh flew to New York to address the United Nations and then to Washington to meet with Truman. It was the first time the UN was used by a poor, post-colonial country to voice their grievances against Western aggression. He was going toe-to-tow...
Mar 23, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
In actual fact, it wasn’t the CIA that came up with the template for using covert action to destabilise and overthrow a country’s government – it was a fascist British Foreign Secretary and the British academics he hired to bring down Mossadegh. The CIA just...
Mar 6, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
In 1951, the British were planning to invade Iran to re-take control of the country’s oil assets. Meanwhile, there were Nazis on the streets of London. There something secret here that only members can see. Probably an audio player or something. HOW TO LISTEN If you...
Feb 19, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
The British PM sends a fascist Catholic member of the British elite, Sir Richard Stokes, to talk to Moss the Boss. Mossadegh says he wants a divorce. As he’s leaving Iran, Harriman meets with the Shah and “suggests” it might be time for Mossadegh to go. There...
Feb 3, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
Truman sent Harriman to Iran to try to bring about a diplomatic resolution to the tensions with Britain. It did not go well. There something secret here that only members can see. Probably an audio player or something. HOW TO LISTEN If you are seeing this message, it...
Jan 19, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
Mossadegh started to take over the AIOC offices and appointed a French-educated engineer as the managing director of the new National Iranian Oil Company. The AOIC refused to allow Iran to transport their oil in British tankers. It turns into an epic showdown. The...
Jan 6, 2024 | Podcast, Premium |
In the middle of the 20th century, Iranians really liked Americans, mostly due to the fact that their experiences with them (up until that time) had been mainly positive, unlike the British and the Russians. And the Americans were, in 1951, still trying to convince...
Dec 14, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
After the assassination of Razmara, Mossadegh’s oil committee voted unanimously to nationalise the AIOC. Iran went crazy for Mossadegh. It was Mossa-Mania. The British were furious and tried to appoint a new Prime Minister, the latest in the line of “guys they were...