Wolfson Scholar @UniofOxford, doing a DPhil on Iranian Jewish history and minority nationalism. Fan of Jewish languages, print culture and hyphens.
Aug 19, 2020 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
*Thread* On the anniversary of the #1953coup in #Iran, I had a quick look at how Israeli papers at the time covered Mosaddeq's ouster. The morning after, it was on the front page of most papers:
Kol Haam (Voice of the Nation) called it a "Reactionary Military Coup in Iran", saying "American imperialists" were behind Mosaddeq's replacement Zahedi. It also alleged that Zahedi was a "long-time collaborator with the Nazis". 2/
