Iran, 1941-1953: Tudeh, Mosaddegh, Oil, and the CIA-MI6 Coup
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The History of Tude and Mosidek
Tude was in many ways radically novel. But it also didn't come out of nowhere. Its program of anti-imperialist nationalism, women's enfranchisement, and worker power drew from long-running left-wing currents. Tude's support for giving oil to the Soviets did not sit well with broad-based nationalist sentiment hostile to any force that would break up or weaken Iran. This episode ends with the infamous 1953 coup against Mosidek carried out by the CIA and MI6, the British Intelligence counterpart.
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