Mossadegh Videos

"I'm the Prime Minister of the people and not Prime Minister of the Shah and Majlis"
- Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh

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HEARINGS AT THE HAGUE WORLD COURT, NETHERLANDS


Mossadegh defends Iran at the Hague Court, 1951


NATIONALIZATION OF ABADAN OIL REFINERY


Mossadegh nationalizes Iranian oil, faces U.N. Security Council


SHAH RETURNS TO IRAN


August 1953: Mossadegh ousted, Shah returns to rule Iran




Related links:

PRESS TV Video on 1953 Coup

The Secret Government: PBS TV clip on 1953 coup (1987)