Dec 1, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
In 1949 the Iranian Majlis put forward a bill to revoke the British oil concession. This, combined with worker riots in Abadan, prompted the British to take action. Meanwhile, Mossadegh forms a new political party, The National Front, and General Ali Razmara, who had...
Dec 1, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
When Reza makes himself Shah, Mossadegh is livid. He refuses to agree to it. Then he turns down multiple senior positions in the Shah’s cabinet. He ends up retiring from public life at age 45, gets imprisoned, and tries to commit suicide. He returns when the...
Oct 20, 2023 | Free, Podcast, Premium |
Mossadegh had two non-negotiables that drove his political game. First, he was a die-hard believer in the rule of law, which put him on a collision course with autocrats like Reza Shah. Second, he was all about Iranian self-rule, making him Public Enemy No. 1 for the...
Oct 7, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
Dive into the turbulent history of oil in Iran, where George Reynolds, a self-taught geologist funded by Aussie entrepreneur William Knox D’Arcy, battled smallpox, bandits, and desert heat to uncover the largest oil field ever found. Reynolds’ discovery...
Sep 18, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
We’re talking about Reza Shah, a soldier who rose to power from a humble background, pulled of a British-engineered coup, and effectively ruled Iran from 1921 – 1941. And don’t forget to join in the fun on our new TikTok channel! There something secret...
Sep 4, 2023 | Podcast, Premium |
Iran’s first attempt at democracy ended when the British and the Russians decided amongst themselves to divide up Iran in 1907 and supported the new Shah’s desire to crush the parliament. But the Iranians fought on, exiled the Shah and replaced him with...
