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In 1953, at Churchill's instigation, and with his assistance, the CIA launched two coups against the democratically elected government of Mohammad Mosaddegh, the 2nd of which succeeded. Why? Because he rightly sought to nationalise Iran's oil supplies, which the UK was taking: seizing Iran's wealth.

Mosaddegh was a very popular prime minister, and his nationalisation policy was widely supported. But the loss of Britain's loot could not be tolerated. The US and UK reinstated the Shah, Reza Pahlavi, whose only means of sustaining his deeply unpopular regime was extreme cruelty and repression.

This is what fuelled the revolutionary movement that overthrew him in 1979. Many of the revolutionaries cited the 1953 coup as their primary motivation. They wanted their country back. Instead they got another brutal, undemocratic regime, presided over by the ayatollahs.

Fiona Bruce is infuriating.

George and the Shashank Joshi (defence editor of the economist) were the only ones worth listening to.

This was a history lesson from George worth knowing.

When I was a kid and wanting to save money, I’d buy monetary stamps from the PO and stick them in a book. Each page was £1.
I wasn’t very good at it. I’d get to about 16 shillings on a page and then borrow 4 bob from someone to buy stamps to complete and then cash in. Hopeless but but better today👍

We did that once before with Blair and WMD and look at the fall out ever since.

Can you expect anything less from Trump? The ultimate narcissist.
He’s actually a dumb ass who surrounds himself with dumb asses who are, in his opinion, dumber than him, and most in his administration are.

Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and nominated Senator Markwayne Mullin to replace her.

Thank you to @legalmiga.bsky.social for the Thread on Mullin that inspired this video

George Monbiot reminded the panel and audience of exactly that on #bbcqt last night.

Racism and Faux religion

America will get a spanking

Harsh…….but not sure who to 🤔

Goes with the job

Shock horror 😱

Knowing how nasty Kristy can be maybe she’ll turn and dish the dirt on the pedo.

I think you would be a good tour guide maybe?

And by the dumbest US President.

Not the UK. All those ‘foreigners’ coming in would blow Farages brains.

That’s been known for years.

Trump would love that!

And a game or 2 in Venezuela maybe 🤔

No, it’s not. North Korea is more inviting

Good point

Yes, it would be a shame for them to lose out and also it would infuriate the Orange penis.

🤔 possibly a paedophiles name?
Just wildly guessing.

Passed the Reform scrutiny with flying colours then

Well worth the listen...developing story. No wonder Bondi was such a bitch, she knows she's been busted

I’m waiting for the outrage and shock horror from the last Tory government MPs.