American Coup: The 1953 CIA Coup in Iran

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History Documentary hosted by David Paul, published by Matador Films in 2010 - English narration

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The inside and untold story of the 1953 CIA-backed coup in Iran that toppled the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Known as Operation Ajax , this covert operation would be the first overthrow of a foreign government by the agency, and serve as a template for all future CIA coups - including the following year in Guatemala. AMERICAN COUP tells the story of the 1953 coup carried out by the CIA to topple the popular Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh. Mossadegh had nationalized Iran's oil industry to protect Iran's chief asset. This enraged Winston Churchill who believed England should continue to control the oil reserves it had originally discovered in Iran. So Churchill asked Pres. Harry Truman of the United States to help him oust Mossadegh; Truman refused and thought the British should work out a deal with Mossadegh. The Brits waited until Truman left office, and approached the incoming Eisenhower Administration. John Foster Dulles, the new Secretary of State, and his brother Allen Dulles, CIA director, then persuaded Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower to carry out the coup. Kermit Roosevelt was the man on the ground in Iran who led the coup for the CIA that resulted in Mossadegh being tried on trumped-up charges of treason, and Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi assuming power as the strong man in Iran. Combining newsreel footage, historians, Middle East experts and former US intelligence officers, American Coup explores the repercussions from this seminal event and the lingering effects on today's US-Iranian relationship. The film is a mix of rare archival footage and stills and interviews with Middle East experts, historians, and authors. Among the many interviewees are Stephen Kinzer (author, All The Shah's Men), Prof. Ervand Abrahamian of Baruch College, Trita Parsi, Ph.D., Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Nuclear Expert Joe Cirincione Amb. Bruce Laingen, Amb. John Limbert, Rep. Ron Paul of Texas, and legendary newsman Ted Koppel. Written, Directed and Produced by Joe Ayella

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Video Codec: x264 CABAC High@L4
Video Bitrate: 2 855 Kbps
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Display Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Frames Per Second: 29.970 fps
Audio Codec: E-AC3
Audio Bitrate: 224 kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: english
RunTime Per Part: 1 h 37 min
Number Of Parts: 1
Part Size: 2.09 GB
Source: WEB DL (Thanks to OPUS)
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