The Shah Rejects Mossad

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Mossad was known for being, you know, dramatic and that was actually a source of his great power. He could tap into a deep reservoir of like emotions and feelings and sentiment to get them on side anyway he ultimately resigns over this, and people actually mobilize en masse demanding Mossad Duxry's reinstatement. The Shah after this is absolutely kind of winded and doesn't really know what to do but it sets the ground for lays the ground for him leaving the country with his second wife, Surayah and going to Rome.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the second episode in our four-part series. We begin in 1941 with the British-Soviet occupation of Iran, the ouster of Reza Shah and his replacement by his son, Mohammad Reza Shah. We continue with the rise of the Tudeh communist party, the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Mohammad Mosaddegh's National Party coming to power, and the 1953 US-British coup that overthrew Mosaddegh and reinstalled Mohammad Reza Shah as dictator. His brutal reign continued until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which is where we will pick up in episode three. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out The Sinking Middle Class by David Roediger haymarketbooks.org/books/1879-the-sinking-middle-class