Is there a way, with a 1953 POD, to have a Shah on the throne without having too much trouble with the clerics, the army, the British and the general population?
Mossadeq victorious I guess? A constitutional monarchy in Iran, the British gone, a friendly America and all the oil for Iran.
Wasn't British influence mainly based on the international conglomerate in charge of some 30% of Iran's oil? Nationalization would basically neuter BP's control over oil revenue, no?How do you get rid of the Brits if Mossadegh nationalises the oil industry?
Wasn't British influence mainly based on the international conglomerate in charge of some 30% of Iran's oil? Nationalization would basically neuter BP's control over oil revenue, no?
Mossadeq victorious I guess?
I'm just a third of the way through Michael Axworthy's book on the subject, but was Tudeh all that popular? But I guess Mossadeq would eventually have to compromise with the right I guess.Also how do you make him win? By the end he had almost everyone against him and was basically a fascist holding up with the votes of the communist Tudeh, if memory assists me.
Could success in the nationalization give Mossadeq a boost in national pride for him to hang on before the economic troubles hit? The Islamic Republic managed to hang on for 8 yearsunder international sanctions and while fighting against Saddam's Iraq. I'd think Iran is robust enough to hold on for the short term.I don't know the exact numbers, but my point is that the British wouldn't leave things alone.
They impounded ships transporting oil from Iran on account of the cargo being stolen merchandise.
I'm just a third of the way through Michael Axworthy's book on the subject, but was Tudeh all that popular? But I guess Mossadeq would eventually have to compromise with the right I guess.
Could success in the nationalization give Mossadeq a boost in national pride for him to hang on before the economic troubles hit? The Islamic Republic managed to hang on for 8 yearsunder international sanctions and while fighting against Saddam's Iraq. I'd think Iran is robust enough to hold on for the short term.
Kill Ayatollah Khomeini/stop him from stepping foot in Iran. Without Khomeini, the devout religious groups wouldn't have a focus.
Mossadeq victorious I guess? A constitutional monarchy in Iran, the British gone and all the oil for Iran. Challenges would likely be on the diplomatic front, with the British suffering their defeat and the Americans perhaps still distrustful of Mossadeq, so perhaps he'd seek to position Iran as a neutral power between the Soviets and Americans?
In 1953 Khomeini was still in Iran and while a prominent cleric, he was not yet a revolutionary leader.
It would require a fair amount of hindsight to take him out at this point.
That's easy enough. Khomeini slips going down a staircase, takes a tumble, and lands badly. Lights out. Or alternatively, a truck takes a corner a bit too fast and he doesn't look both ways before crossing the street... etc etc.