Caption to Original Wire Photo: The Shah of Iran delivering an address at the opening the new session of the Iranian Parliament in Tehran. In this speech the Shah made his MOST outspoken statement in support of the oil naturalization in Iran. That same day, the United Nations Security Council met with Dr. Mohamed Mossadegh, Premier of Iran, regarding the speech. The photo is dated October 11, 1951 -ORIGINAL WIRE PHOTO
NOTE: If anyone has transcript of this speech please provide.
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Former Ambassador Parviz Rajji, and historians Mashadollah Ajoudani and Abbas Milani debate on Shah’s Role in the Overthrow of Dr. Mossadegh BBC Persian
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