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Four Days in August

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Roosevelt and the Iranian Revolutionary War - What Happened?

In theory at least, the Shah and Prime Minister were meant to work together. But there was a lot of tension between them because for decades, Iran's parliament and Shah had a tough time sharing power. Roosevelt saw an opening to turn them against each other. That included bribing the Shah's sister in exchange for her help convincing the Shah to sign on. And finally, step four, go to Mosedek's house in the middle of the night, arrest him, and consolidate power in the hands of the Shah.

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