Mohammed Mossadegh: The Leader the West Couldn’t Control

追加: 2026-05-29

[00:00:00]The most beloved prime minister of Iran was executed by the country he trusted most. Thran 1951.

[00:00:07]A quiet elderly man in a suit stepped onto the world stage and changed everything. Muhammad Mossadic was elected prime minister of Iran with a single revolutionary promise. Oil belongs to Iranians. For decades, Britain had drained Iran's oil wealth, paying workers almost nothing while pocketing billions. Mosadic nationalized the oil industry. Iranians flooded the streets in celebration. He became a hero overnight. Time magazine named him person of the year. The world watched in awe. And for a time, Iran was truly free. But Britain was furious. They convinced America that Mosadig was a communist threat who must be removed.

[00:00:40]The CIA launched Operation Ajax. Agents flooded Thyrron with bribes, propaganda, and hired mobs. Paid riders stormed the streets. Military generals switched sides. The government collapsed within hours. Mosade was arrested in his pajamas, dragged from his home by soldiers he once commanded. He was tried for treason, sentenced to three years prison, then placed under house arrest until he died alone, forgotten. The man who tried to give his people their own wealth was destroyed by the nations who stole it. He was Muhammad Mosadig.