# Mossadegh & the Anglo-American Coup (E1) Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-structure-with-julian-feeld-7836426/mossadegh-the-anglo-american-coup-e1 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-structure-with-julian-feeld-7836426/mossadegh-the-anglo-american-coup-e1.md Podcast: [Super Structure with Julian Feeld](https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-structure-with-julian-feeld-7836426) Published: 2026-05-08T17:40:09+00:00 Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/super-structure-with-julian-feeld/2806538 Audio file: https://content.rss.com/episodes/379904/2806538/super-structure-with-julian-feeld/2026_05_08_17_38_11_07eae779-1948-4e1f-8aff-725b21607069.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/super-structure-with-julian-feeld-7836426/episodes/mossadegh-the-anglo-american-coup-e1 Duration seconds: 3733 ## Resource In the 50’s, Iranian prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh presaged a different future for the country. But he made a crucial mistake: he nationalized oil and attempted to lift his people out of poverty through social programs. This led to a CIA- and MI6-led coup and years of tumult for the country that has long been an American boogeyman. Julian Feeld and John Gabrus explore. Go to patreon.com/superstructure to get a feed with double the episodes for just $5 a month. Research and writing by Séamus Malekafzali . Editing by Ty Wood. Theme song by Thiago França . Cover art by Ruben Gerard . Super Structure selection of the week is Saraabe Toe by Kourosh Yaghmaei. Superstructurepodcast.com Bibliography All the Shah’s Men by Stephen Kinzer The Coup by Ervand Abrahamian A History of Modern Iran by Ervand Abrahamian The Iran National Front and the Struggle for Democracy by Masoud Kazemzadeh Khomeinism by Ervand Abrahamian Iran’s Political Economy Since the Revolution by Suzanne Maloney Mossadegh in Military Court by Jalil Bozorgmehr Musaddiq and the Struggle for Power in Iran by Homa Katouzian https://www.nytimes.com/1952/09/28/archives/mossadegh-prophet-or-buffoon-his-place-in-history-may-be-determined.html https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/fedaian-e-esla/ https://www.mohammadmossadegh.com/news/indian-express/mossadeq-wants-monarchy-to-stay/ https://dayan.org/content/worker-street-mosaddegh-street-struggle-over-collective-memory-iranian-prime-minister https://www.democracynow.org/2017/7/24/newly_declassified_documents_confirm_us_backed https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/afgani-jamal-al-din/ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/super-structure-with-julian-feeld-7836426/episodes/mossadegh-the-anglo-american-coup-e1/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/super-structure-with-julian-feeld-7836426/mossadegh-the-anglo-american-coup-e1.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.