Pictures of the Pahlavi Period

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Mossadegh was opposed by the Shah who feared a resulting oil embargo imposed by the West would leave homeland in economic ruin.The Shah fled homeland but returned when the United Kingdom and United States staged a coup against Mossadegh in August 1953 .

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