A 1953 advertisement for a propaganda film promoting the “Persian Story” of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
A 1953 advertisement for a propaganda film promoting the “Persian Story” of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. The AIOC was formed in 1908 to manage the D’Arcy Concession – purchased before oil was particularly valuable or had been found in Iran. The deal between the AIOC and the Iranian government was much more lopsided (in the company’s favor) than other oil deals that were made in the Middle East in later years. The Iranian government under Mohammad Mossadeq finally nationalized the country’s oil in 1951, prompting this public-relations blitz from the AIOC and, when that didn’t work, a CIA-sponsored coup to oust Mossadeq.{WHF} {HTE} {Medium} -- source link
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