3. 1953 Coup and Shah of Iran
Shah Returns In Triumph (1953)
Topic: British Propaganda video presenting the return of Shah as a welcome triumph for Iranians.
Length: 1:30
“A Dying King: The Shah Of Iran” Director Bobak Kalhor On President Carter
Topic: An interview with the director of the documentary “The Dying King”–a full length documentary about Shah.
Length: 6:30
History of U.S. Intervention in Iran – 1953 Until Present
Topic: Clearly a different perspective than the British video, this video examines the U.S. and British influence in Iran from a framework that such influence was not welcome by most Iranians
Length: 9:48
Once upon a time in Iran – “Before the Revolution” on i24news
Topic: A documentary exploring the pre-Revolution relationship of Iran and Israelis.
Length: 4:21
CIA involvement in 1953 Iranian coup
Topic: CNN examines the information on then newly released documents regarding the 1953 Coup. Guest Robin Wright, from the Woodrow Wilson Center, provides additional analysis.
Length: 4:29
Linked Articles
At an NSC meeting in early 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower said “it was a matter of great distress to him that we seemed unable to get some of these down-trodden countries to like us instead of hating us.”
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979, who maintained a pro-Western foreign policy and fostered economic development in Iran.
The common wisdom is wrong; a history lesson is in order. It’s common wisdom that the CIA toppled the Shah of Iran. As so often, the common wisdom is wrong…
White Revolution, aggressive modernization program implemented in Iran in 1963 and continued until 1979. The reforms, undertaken by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, upended the wealth and influence of the traditional landowning classes…