Operation Ajax
The Coup, the Cover Story, and the Consequences
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Operation Ajax
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Narrated by:
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Joe Knapp
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By:
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Miles Dunsford
About this listen
Operation Ajax is the gripping, unsettling true story of one of the Cold War’s most influential covert missions—the 1953 coup that removed Iran’s elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, and restored the Shah to power. Framed as a defensive act in the struggle against communism, Ajax was in reality a masterclass in modern interference: a blend of propaganda, bribery, street mobilisation, political pressure, and calculated deniability that changed the Middle East forever.
Written in a clear, fast-moving style for general listeners, this book takes you inside the real mechanics of a coup—not the cinematic version, but the practical version. It reveals how a crisis over oil became an international power struggle, how Britain and the United States shaped a story powerful enough to justify intervention, and how money on the ground can buy momentum in the streets. You will see how narratives were planted, how newspapers were steered, how crowds were pushed into action, and how institutions were quietly repositioned until the outcome looked inevitable.
But the most important part of Operation Ajax is what came after. The coup did not end Iran’s drive for sovereignty—it buried it, sharpened it, and turned it into a long memory.
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