Time Magazine, January 7, 1952, 1951 MAN OF THE YEAR Mohammed Mossadegh - He Oiled the Wheels of Chaos - The U.S. January 7, 1952, 1951 MAN OF THE YEAR, The Iranian George Washington Assistance Available - Emphasizing the importance of Iran's oil to the Western world, President Truman appealed directly today to Premier Mohammed Mossadegh of Iran.” The New York Times, October 24, 1951, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., “Truman Urges Mossadegh To Settle British Oil Dispute Specialists See Premier TRUMAN APPEALS TO IRANIAN CHIEF U.S. October 23, 1951, Truman Urges Mossadegh to Settle British Oil Dispute U.S. The New York Times, October 9, 1951, United Nations, New York, “Mossadegh, Here, Appeals to Americans to Back Iran IRAN'S PREMIER ARRIVES HERE - Premier Mohammed Mossadegh, symbol of Iran's surging nationalism, arrived in New York today and asked the American people, remembering their own revolution against Britain, to support his country's fight against what he termed British 'imperialism' in Iran.” October 8, 1951, MOSSADEGH APPEALS TO AMERICANS TO BACK IRAN “Remember your own revolution against Britain.”

The New York Times, September 7, 1951, London, England, United Kingdom, “BRITISH BREAK OFF PARLEYS WITH IRAN London Rules Out Any Further Negotiations With Regime Headed by Mossadegh - Britain, surprised yesterday by the threat of an ultimatum from Iran in the oil dispute between the two countries, pulled a surprise of her own tonight the Government abruptly broke off negotiations with Premier Mohammed Mossadegh's administration.” September 6, 1951, BRITISH BREAK OFF PARLEYS WITH IRAN London Rules Out Any Further Negotiations with Regime Headed by Mossadegh

Their destination was announced by the Ministry of Defense today.” The New York Times, May 26, 1951, London, England, United Kingdom, by Clifton Daniel, “BRITISH ORDER UNIT TO MEDITERRANEAN Parachute Brigade of 4,000 to Sail Shortly-Tension on Iran Eases in London BRITISH ORDER UNIT TO MEDITERRANEAN Mossadegh Reiterates Firm Stand Soviet Envoy Sounds Warning - About 4,000 British paratroopers, who have been held in readiness for foreign service during London's dispute with Teheran over the British oil concession in Iran, will be sent to the Mediterranean in the near future. May 25, 1951, BRITISH ORDER BRIGADE TO MEDITERRANEAN Soviet Envoy Sounds Warning Mossadegh had two goals: To create a parliamentary democracy, to reduce the shah’s power, and to wrest control of Iran’s oil from the British.” It was the first time a prime minister had been chosen without the shah’s approval. Mohammad Mossadegh, Elected Prime Minister of Iran by Democratic MajlisĪ People’s History of American Empire A Graphic Adaptation, Chapter 12: Covert Action and Reaction, page 234, 2008, by Howard Zinn, Mike Konopaki, and Paul Buhle, “On Mossadegh – an aristocrat, a nationalist, a doctor of law, and a founder of the National Front of Iran Political Party – was elected prime minister by the Iranian parliament. Carmical, “World Eyes Iran on Oil Seizure Bid - Since Anglo-Iranian is owned by British interests, with the British Government holding a majority of the stock, nationalization of the Iranian oil properties would be a severe blow to the British economy.” Ali Razmara, who was assassinated yesterday because he had opposed the plan.' The New York Times, March 25, 1951, by J. The New York Times, March 9, 1951, Teheran, Iran, “Nationalizing of Oil in Iran Asked Slain Premier, Plan's Foe, Buried IRANIAN UNIT ASKS OIL NATIONALIZING - A Parliamentary committee voted unanimously for nationalization of the oil industry tonight, a few hours after the funeral of Premier Gen.

The Ayatollah Begs to Differ the Paradox of Modern Iran, by Hooman Majd, 2008, page 234-235, “Iranians are often adroitly reminded by their leaders that when their soon-to-be-deposed prime minister Mossadeq nationalized the Iranian oil industry, in effect demanding their right to profits from their own oil, the British responded publicly, and at the UN no less, that Iran’s exercise of its right was a “threat to the security of world,” words that have been repeated by the United States in response to Iran exercising its right, haq, as far as Iranians are concerned, to produce nuclear fuel.” March 20, 1951, IRAN MAJLIS PARLIMENT NATIONALIZES OIL INDUSTRY Brits claim this is a “threat to the security of the world.” THE CAT AND THE COUP Sources (for the in-game text) main credits press

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