Episode Description
In the 50’s, Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh presaged a different future for the country. But he made a crucial mistake: he nationalized oil and attempted to lift his people out of poverty through social programs. This led to a CIA- and MI6-led coup and years of tumult for the country that has long been an American boogeyman. Julian Feeld and John Gabrus explore.
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Research by Séamus Malekafzali. Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França. Cover art by Ruben Gerard.
Bibliography
- All the Shah’s Men by Stephen Kinzer
- The Coup by Ervand Abrahamian
- A History of Modern Iran by Ervand Abrahamian
- The Iran National Front and the Struggle for Democracy by Masoud Kazemzadeh
- Khomeinism by Ervand Abrahamian
- Iran’s Political Economy Since the Revolution by Suzanne Maloney
- Mossadegh in Military Court by Jalil Bozorgmehr
- Musaddiq and the Struggle for Power in Iran by Homa Katouzian
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