All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror

What the summary covers

1. The first attempt3 min
2. Claims to just rule2 min
3. Concessions and a constitution2 min
4. Oil and Mossadegh2 min
5. Nationalization reaches government2 min
6. The oil crisis widens2 min
7. Negotiating Sovereignty2 min
8. Iran at the United Nations2 min
9. Mossadegh Returns to Power2 min
10. The Plan for Operation Ajax2 min
11. The Second Attempt2 min
12. The Coup and Its Aftermath2 min
13. At Ahmad Abad1 min

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