Operation Ajax: CIA Oil Coup in Iran - COLD WAR

Our series on the history of the Cold War period continues with a documentary on the Iranian Coup of 1953 against the prime minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh and the so-called operation Ajax conducted by the American and British in support of the oil interests and the shah regime. This coup had a long-term impact on the history of Iran and the whole Middle East. Consider supporting us on Patreon: Sources: Abrahamian, Ervand - Iran Between Two Revolutions, Princeton University Press, 1982 Gasiorowski, Mark J., Malcolm Byrne - Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 Coup in Iran, Syracuse University Press, 2004