George Samuel Schuyler (1895-1977) was an African-American journalist, author, columnist and lecturer. George S. Schuyler: A Black Conservative Perspective on Iran. The Mossadegh Project | www.Mohamm...

How hot does it get in Abadan, Iran? "Hotter than the hinges of hell", wrote syndicated columnist Frederick C. Othman (June 28, 1951). The Mossadegh Project | www.MohammadMossadegh.com

Interview with CIA's John Waller on Iran and his role in Operation Ajax (1953 coup). Calling it a countercoup by the Shah, necessary to prevent a Soviet takeover, he deeply resented the narrative tha...

Donald Newton Wilber of the CIA, a key figure in the 1953 coup (Operation Ajax), was highly skeptical of U.S. chances of replacing Mossadegh in Iran. His response to Max Thornburg's "Program to Suppo...

A New York Times reader on the "remarkably selective sense of outrage" over the Iranian hostage crisis, citing the 1953 coup and support for the Shah and other friendly dictators. Nov. 25, 1979. The ...

"The year 1951-52 will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most turbulent and disturbed periods in the annals of the Middle East...there seems to have been no change in official government p...

"Dr. Mossadeq fought for many years against the dictatorship of Reza Shah and came to be thought of as one of Reza Shah's greatest and most courageous opponents." — (Sarcastic CIA propaganda, 1953). ...

Max Thornburg's meeting with Dr. Raymond B. Allen of the CIA. He schools Allen on the facts of life in the Middle East, Iran's economic crisis and oil dispute with Britain, etc. — August 20, 1952. Th...

"The Shah has decided that former Prime Minister Mossadeq must be tried and condemned to death," — CIA memo from Kermit Roosevelt ahead of Premier Mossadegh's treason trial in Iran, October 2, 1953. ...

Groundbreaking documentation of official praise for Kermit Roosevelt's critical role in the 1953 coup in Iran by the U.S. government at the highest levels (President Eisenhower, CIA Director Allen Du...

Actor Kirk Douglas (Spartacus) defied the Red Scare and helped break the Hollywood blacklist. Noting that history repeats, he reviewed the record of U.S. foreign intervention in countries like Hawaii...

Chronology of events in Iran relating to the status of Jews, anti-semitism, and Iran's recognition of Israel, produced by the U.S. Embassy in Tehran (May 1950). The Mossadegh Project | www.MohammadMo...

U.S. President Harry S. Truman's speech on the 175th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, delivered in Washington, DC. — Independence Day, July 4, 1951. The Mossadegh Project...

U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith: "It is reported that Mossadegh is tremendously popular with his countrymen. He reached his peak a few weeks ago when his victory for Iranian nationalism drove Brita...

“Mossadeq Has Actually Conducted A Revolution”. Despite the first apparent failure to effect the overthrow the Iranian Premier, the U.S. and Britain still had hopes for a reversal of fortune. CIA, Au...

After the first failed attempt to overthrow Premier Mossadegh, the British government proposed that the Shah broadcast a propaganda message to Iranians to rise up and take back their country. — CIA, ...

Interview with Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh on oil negotiations by journalist Stella K. Margold. "Former Customers, Free Nations May Buy Oil, Iran Premier Says" — North American Newspaper Alliance (NANA), ...

"The Iranian Consulate representation Jerusalem in Israel officially closed on 7 July. There will be no Iranian representation in Israel." CIA Daily Digest: July 14, 1951. The Mossadegh Project | www...

In response to a letter to Sec. Acheson from Sen. Pat McCarran, the State Department answered questions on the effectiveness of its Cold War propaganda worldwide (USIE, VOA, etc.) Disclaiming imperia...

Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India interviewed about oil nationalization in Iran, its history, legality and geopolitical ramifications. Premier Nehru sympathisized with the Iranian cause. (June 1951). The Mossadegh Project | www.MohammadMossadegh.com

"The Shah of Iran retains his benevolent image despite the highest rate of death penalties in the world, no valid system of civilian courts and a history of torture which is beyond belief." Amnesty International | Annual Report (1974-1975). The Mossadegh Project | www.MohammadMossadegh.com

In opposing letters to The Washington Post, DC area Iranians discussed conditions in Iran under the Shah and U.S. support of the monarch. Iraj Dehghan and Fereydoun Farshad, March 1961. The Mossadegh...

Oct. 1951: Gresham, Oregon Postmaster Ivan Swift was in a jam. He had an official signed letter from Iran's famed Prime Minister, Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh, but with no specific addressee. What to do? T...

After Iran's Premier Mohammad Mossadegh was named Time magazine's Man of the Year, college student at Longwood University in Virginia were asked if they could identify him. Connie thought he was a Ma...

In Sept. 1951, the British Treasury announced that to protect its economy, it would be revising its financial terms with Iran. With this act, “Persia” could no longer convert payments in sterling or ...

On the 75th Anniversary of Iran's Nationalization of Oil, the Iranian people are under siege by two rogue countries and their own ruthless government. This Norouz, it's harder than ever to be Iranian...

What a dog! To clear up rumors about his campaign finances, Sen. Richard Nixon addressed millions of Americans in his infamous “Checkers Speech”, saving his political career and helping him become Vi...

Oct. 1951 letter to editor of The Manchester Guardian newspaper by former British employee of AIOC in Iran, claims Iranians justly feel exploited by Britain. Labour politican Richard Stokes replies. ...

British interview with the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on his White Revolution, the Soviet Union, Nasser, Iran's tradition of monarchy, the recent assassination of Premier Ali Mansour, prosp...

Passionate speech in the Majles (Parliament) by Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh telling Russia to withdraw Soviet troops from Iran as agreed in the Tripartite Treaty — March 3, 1946. (English and Persian tran...

How is the tale of an untalented West Virginian with a guitar comparable to the oil nationalization movement in Iran? An Iranian (Javad Vafa) refuted this analogy in a letter to the editor. The India...

Dr. Albert E. Burke, an originator of educational television, explains Mossadegh's appeal to Iranians on his acclaimed 1961 TV program "A Way of Thinking". The Mossadegh Project | www.MohammadMossade...

British Information Services (BIS) propaganda sheet answering 12 common questions about the oil nationalization dispute with Iran, the World Court and the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. July 7, 1951. The...

August 1959: The Shah's 6th annual speech commemorating the 1953 coup in Iran, which he called a “national uprising” (the coup was backed by the U.S. and Britain). He reviews the country's progress s...

Actor, comedian Rob Schneider stands with protestors in Iran, but not Americans in Minneapolis. He loves Trump, MAGA and ICE, a little moral consistency would be nice... The Mossadegh Project | www.M...

"Facing the U.N. Security Council in a dramatic hands-off warning, Premier Mossadegh of Iran is, to western eyes, the fanatical voice of irresponsible nationalism." The Leader-Post (Regina, Saskatche...

Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) statement denying charges of bribery, corruption and political and economic interference by the Iranian government (September 27, 1951). The Mossadegh Project | www.M...

Prime Minister Mossadegh's message ordering the respectful expulsion of all British Anglo-Iranian Oil Company workers from Abadan, Iran (Sept. 26, 1951), sending Britain and the U.S. into crisis mod...

Interview: "Premier Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran offered today to write into the laws of the nationalized [AIOC] a clause guaranteeing “continued and permanent” flow of Persian oil to the western world...