Operation Ajax
The secret plot toppled Iranian power
4.1 (15)
84 mins
Discover the secret operation that changed the course of modern Iran. Explore how foreign intelligence and political pressure converged to remove PM Mossadegh from power. As the story unfolds, the hidden motives and lasting consequences of the 1953 Iranian coup d'état begin to emerge.
Ep 1:
Oil, Empire, and the Making of a Crisis
An epic journey begins with Persia's oil riches, a British empire's greed, and a young Shah consolidating power after surviving an assassin's bullets.
Ep 2:
The People's Champion Takes On an Empire
Mohammad Mossadegh rises as Iran's champion of democracy, nationalizing the country's oil and igniting a furious confrontation with the British Empire.
Discussions (5)
Rex
Level 3 · 5 mo agoBlaming US is a cop out.
August
Level 4 · 5 mo agoPrincess Ashraf took a mink coat.. sold him out..
Joel
Level 8 · 5 mo agoAshraf selling out the Shah for a mink coat is cold lol guess family loyalty ain't worth shit
