The Queen and the Coup
Planned by Britain’s MI6 and then executed by America’s C.I.A., the coup d’état which follows will destroy Iran’s last democracy, and relations between Iran and the West until the present day. Most shocking of all, the truth about Her Majesty’s role will be hidden from the Queen herself, and even the all-powerful Shah who will be used by Britain and American to replace Iran’s last democratic Prime Minister. The coup will lead to political upheaval all over the Middle East for decades to come, eventually resulting in the Islamic Revolution of 1979 which will end the reign of the Shah, and British and American influence in Iran, inspiring countless other Islamist revolutions around the world.
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Cast
Caroline Catz
Rory Cormac
Richard J. Aldrich
King George VI of the United Kingdom
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mehrdad Khonsari
Farrokh Negahdar
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
Clement Attlee
Ann Lambton
Scott Lucas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Anthony Eden
John Foster Dulles
Fazlollah Zahedi
Ruhollah Khomeini
