Ervand Abrahamian

“A Foreign Office diplomat in London wrote in the margins of a Tehran report: “I tend to the view that Musaddiq still…

— Ervand Abrahamian

“The British consul in Mashed later wrote in his memoirs that what had turned “Russia from hot-war ally to cold-war rival” was…

— Ervand Abrahamian

“It was in describing these early bargaining tactics by the British oil company that Dean Acheson, the U.S. secretary of state, made…

— Ervand Abrahamian

“One should never underestimate the role of stupidity in history”

— Ervand Abrahamian

“refused any aid until the oil issue was settled. Matters came to a head in August when Mossadeq for three days, backed…

— Ervand Abrahamian

“Much of the public was convinced that the CIA was capable and willing to do so. Thus began the famous 444-day American…

— Ervand Abrahamian