Inspired by the game 'the cat and the coup'.
In 1951, Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh became the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. Due to his fierrce nationalism and opposition to foreign control within his country, he incurred the wrath of the United States and United Kingdoms. Following his nationalization of the Iranian oil industry, the CIA organized and carried out a coup at the request of MI6.
Consequently, the Shah was installed as ruler of Iran and governed as an absolute ruler until the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
What if, for whatever reason, there had been no 1953 coup and Mohammad Mosaddegh remained in office? How would this influence the development of the Middle East and the world? Most topics regarding Mosaddegh seem to die prematurely.