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Chronicle the Hundred Historical Events … M.Sh. Badra & Z. Shirdel (141

                                          American company amiranin for 60 years, Non-
                                          exclusive right to transport and petroleum refinery,
                                           Right of warehousing and petroleum sales, Non-
                                           exclusive right of build and having petroleum pipes
                                                           1941-1945
                                           By the allied army, despite Iran's declaration of


                                             neutrality, with America support under the
                       Occupation of Iran   “Lend-Lease” policy with the victims more
                 6    (After World War II)            than thousand people


                                             Result: Surrender of the Iranian army with
                                             about 100 thousand people in a few hours,
                                              Dismissal of Reza Pahlavi by the allies
                                                              1951
                                           Opposition to the nationalization of the Iranian
                       Opposition to the     oil after the weakening of UK power and

                       Nationalization of   influence in Iran and the America participation
                 7       the Iranian oil       in Iranian oil, by “the oil consortium

                           Industry        agreement” (Granting 40 percent of the shares
                                                belong to American oil companies(

                                           Result: Preparing the ground for the formation
                                                   of the 19 August Coup 1953
                                                              1953
                                             Against the elected government led by the

                                          America and UK by Franklin Roosevelt and the
                                            important role of Ardeshir Reporter, with the
                                           code “Now Exactly Midnight” on “BBC” radio
                 8    The 19 August Coup   after the defeat of the “Brogan Operation”, with
                        (Operation T.P.
                            AJAX)                 the victims of about 800 people


                                             Result: The overthrow of Dr. Mosaddegh's
                                           government and the return of Mohammad Reza
                                                   Pahlavi. (Ref: Oborne, 2022)
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