Regarding the Mossadegh government, there will naturally be many opinions in later generations based on different positions.
Those who have a favorable impression of the United States believe that Mossadegh's government is a powerful official who participated in the overthrow of Pahlavi's father earlier. He used the emperor to command the princes, and showed a pro-Soviet tendency in 1953, so he should be overthrown.
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Those who favor the Soviet Union believe that this is the first time that the United States has taken action to overthrow the government of a regional power, exposing the nature of American imperialism. Previously, the United States only took action against some banana republics. The coup in Iran shows that the United States has begun to dictate the affairs of the Eurasian continent, getting rid of
The last vestiges of isolationism.
Alan Wilson does not believe either of these statements. Mossadegh himself is related to King Pahlavi. In other words, Mossadegh himself is part of the royal family. According to a monarchy, he should be regarded as a powerful minister, but
It is still hard to believe that ignoring objective facts will lead to pro-Soviet relations.
According to history, Alan Wilson learned that this Anglo-Iranian disagreement eventually evolved into Britain and the United States overthrowing the Mossadegh regime. But Britain did not win, and could even be said to be a loser.
Because after Britain and the United States supported Pahlavi, Pahlavi was obviously more inclined to the United States, which was more powerful. Britain's almost monopoly on oil interests in Iran was still not preserved.
Considering the current size of the UK and the share of interests it occupies in today's world, Alan Wilson can easily conclude that it is proper to respond to all changes by remaining unchanged. Changes that occur in any place will most likely move in the direction of change.
The UK is developing in an unfavorable direction.
Because once chaos occurs, Britain's current power will not be able to compete with the United States and the Soviet Union in the chaos. If it encounters one, it will be defeated, not to mention that the current situation in Iran is that all three countries have a share.
At the Potsdam Conference, Alan Wilson told Furtseva earnestly that if there was a real fallout in Iran, Britain would be out of the game, but the Soviet Union would not be able to benefit. The United States would have an advantage over the Soviet Union in every aspect.
This is not 1945, when the United States, the Soviet Union, and Britain successfully tested nuclear weapons. Iran's situation is still one in which all three countries have a share.
This situation is beneficial to Britain, which has become the weakest link in imperialism. Once Britain is driven away, the vacuum will be filled by the United States and the Soviet Union. However, with nuclear weapons, it is still unknown whether the Soviet Union will easily surrender. What's more,
The United States is still distracted by Berlin in Europe and the peninsula in the Far East.
In view of this, this time the United States finally chose to support the United Kingdom in the context of the Berlin Crisis and the Korean War.
Alan Wilson believes that Mossadegh should have known that the United States would not express support for Iran on this matter.
In front of the negotiation building in the center of Basra, the British and Iranian flags were flying high. Not long after, a motorcade appeared on the road. Half a minute later, the motorcade stayed in the square in front of the building. Mossadegh and the accompanying diplomats got out of the car.
I stood in front of the building for a long time, and then walked in.
The two national flags raised side by side swayed in the breeze, signaling that this time the issue of oil profit distribution has begun.
Alan Wilson, who was wearing an Arab robe, had in front of him a diplomatic announcement about France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and Belgium expressing their understanding to Britain regarding this conflict. He tapped lightly with his fingers until the door of the conference room was pushed open.
Mossadegh was shocked when he came in. Among a group of British men in suits and ties, the man in the middle was wearing a traditional Arab robe and looked at each other. This made Mossadegh himself a little embarrassed, because as the Prime Minister of Iran, Mossadegh was at this time.
Wearing a suit.
Although he was surprised by Alan Wilson's behavior of doing as the Romans did, Mossadegh immediately adjusted his mentality. The two parties took their seats on both sides of the long table, and there was quite a tense situation.
Amidst the faint sound of the ceiling fan above his head, Alan Wilson spoke first and expressed his welcome to Mossadegh and his party, "Dear Mossadegh, hello, the friendship between Britain and Iran has a long history. The two countries were on the same side during World War I and World War II.
Partners in the camp, Britain has always attached great importance to Iran's status in modern times. Iran is a powerful country in the Middle East with a history of five thousand years. Its profound history is dazzling. The political, cultural and military cooperation between the two countries has made great progress.
, some differences should be sat down and talked about, rather than ending up in a fight, right?"
"It will not be beneficial to either of us to have the dispute go to the end, especially in today's world situation."
"Mr. Allen, your eloquence is very shocking." Mossadegh listened to a lot of words, looked at the incongruity of Allen Wilson's Arab robe, and said with a smile, "After saying so much, you
Don’t you think the current distribution of oil benefits is extremely unfair to Iran?”
"Of course I know all about this." Alan Wilson lifted his headscarf, almost shamelessly candid, and Mossadegh, who wanted to continue, was speechless. He never dreamed that Alan Wilson would be like this.
I happily admitted it.
After Alan Wilson said this, there was a strange silence in the entire conference room. Not only the Iranians didn't know what to say, but even Marks looked shocked. Even if this is really the case, you can't say
Come out.
Alan Wilson took out a stack of diplomatic documents and read from one book that was still in front of Mossadegh: France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Finally he said, "Dear Prime Minister Mossadegh, you have to look at the United States
Well, it may take two days to make a statement, and the official document from Washington hasn’t arrived yet.”
Alan Wilson's meaning is very simple. Under the premise that the United States is currently deeply involved in the Korean War and the Berlin Crisis at the same time needs British help, it is unlikely that the United States will not be on the same position as the United Kingdom at this time.
"The current differences in oil profits have not affected the British mainland. If possible, the UK can block Iran for ten years. The Royal Navy may not be able to fight whoever it wants around the world like it was a few decades ago.
But Iran is still within the capabilities of the Royal Navy."
Alan Wilson said with a relaxed smile, "So, sometimes the world has not changed. Weak countries do not necessarily get beaten, but that's just today. I don't want to beat you. If you really want to break up in the end, Iran will fall into political turmoil.
.If it becomes the current North Korea or Vietnam, or at worst Indonesia, you will be the ones who really suffer."
"The bullying of imperialism is most vividly demonstrated by you British people." As soon as Alan Wilson finished speaking, the Iranian diplomats around Mossadegh began to criticize.
The British side retorted, and the conference room was extremely noisy for a while, and the atmosphere on both sides reached a freezing point.
"Am I wrong? The oil belongs to Iran, but the market does not belong to Iran." Alan Wilson ignored the Iranian accusations and directly took out a piece of statistical data, still in front of Mossadegh.
"The data doesn't lie."
Since the UK announced a blockade on Iran, buyers of oil from refineries formerly controlled by the UK have also been threatened with legal action by the British government. The UK has also reached a consensus with its closely related international oil companies not to fill the gap with the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company.
The void left behind brought Iran's oil industry to a standstill, and oil production plummeted by 70%.
The Abadan crisis has reduced Iran's oil revenues to almost zero, putting pressure on Mossadegh's promised domestic reforms. Meanwhile, BP and Aramco increased oil production in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq to compensate for Iranian oil
Production cuts have not affected the UK.
In later generations, the United States has always resorted to sanctions and blockades. In this era, the United Kingdom can also play with it. With just a word from the United Kingdom, Iran can experience the sanctions in the 21st century in advance.
"Then there is no need for us to talk. I will appeal to the United Nations." Mossadegh said firmly.
"It seems that we have to discuss with the Americans to launch a coup." Alan Wilson turned back and seriously discussed with Makins beside him, "If the United States does not agree, we will talk to the Soviets and restore the North-South relationship.
Partition. It’s not like there was no partition. I believe the area around the Caspian Sea in the north should be able to satisfy the Soviet Union’s appetite.”
"If we can do this, that would be the best." Makins nodded solemnly, "Although there have been some discord in the past few years, we can still talk to Moscow on this matter and bring Berlin to the end.
How about a crisis as leverage?”
"I think it's very good. If we can exchange for peace in Europe, there's nothing wrong with sacrificing the Middle East." Alan Wilson clapped his hands and said in agreement, "After all, compared with Europe, the rest of the world is nothing."
"I don't believe that Americans would watch Britain do this." Mossadegh knew this was a very straightforward threat, but he still countered by saying, "You should know what the Soviet Union's entry means."
"I only know that Iran is now going to nationalize the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company!" Alan Wilson said expressionlessly, "What is the difference between this and confiscation? If the UK doesn't say a word about this, then not other countries can do the same.
?If the UK finds a way to overthrow your government, even if it loses Iran's oil share, we can give an explanation to the country. Even if we die, we can drag Iran to die with us."
"The key issue is that both Iraq and Saudi Arabia account for half of the oil profits. Iran, on the other hand, will confiscate it. Are you assuming that Britain's nuclear weapons will not explode?"
By the end, Alan Wilson had spoken very seriously, directly reflecting his consistent style of bringing out nuclear blackmail and striking hard at the Third World.
This is the first time that Britain has issued nuclear blackmail since its successful nuclear test, and the target is the Iranian Prime Minister in front of it.
Mossadegh wanted to leave directly, but the European countries scattered on the table supported their stance, and the fact that Iran was currently under blockade did not allow him to do so.
He can ignore nuclear blackmail, but the threat that the other party has expressed a coup cannot be ignored.
Not leaving immediately also made Alan Wilson feel relieved. He understood that Wang's method of extreme pressure is really a test of one's psychology. He was obviously guilty of being a thief, and it would be a shame if he couldn't frighten the other party.
But fortunately, at least now he knew that Mossadegh still had concerns, which was proved by not leaving directly.