“It was in describing these early bargaining tactics by the British oil company that Dean Acheson, the U.S. secretary of state, made his famous statement: “Never had so few lost so much so stupidly in so short a time.” — Ervand Abrahamian Copy Share Image
“A Foreign Office diplomat in London wrote in the margins of a Tehran report: “I tend to the view that Musaddiq still enjoys some… — Ervand Abrahamian Copy Share Image
“The British consul in Mashed later wrote in his memoirs that what had turned “Russia from hot-war ally to cold-war rival” was the “vigorous… — Ervand Abrahamian Copy Share Image
“It was in describing these early bargaining tactics by the British oil company that Dean Acheson, the U.S. secretary of state, made his famous… — Ervand Abrahamian Copy Share Image
“One should never underestimate the role of stupidity in history” — Ervand Abrahamian Copy Share Image
“refused any aid until the oil issue was settled. Matters came to a head in August when Mossadeq for three days, backed by the… — Ervand Abrahamian Copy Share Image
“Much of the public was convinced that the CIA was capable and willing to do so. Thus began the famous 444-day American hostage crisis.… — Ervand Abrahamian Copy Share Image
