All the Shah's Men : An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (ISBN 0471678783 ) is a book, written by journalist Stephen Kinzer, about the 1953 CIA-engineered coup in which Mohammed Mossadegh was overthrown by American and British agents (chief among them Kermit Roosevelt) and royalists loyal to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues and people. ... Stephen Kinzer is an American author and newspaper reporter. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh (Persian: محمد مصدق‎) (May 19, 1882 - March 4, 1967) was prime minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953. ... Kermit Roosevelt on the frontispiece of War in the Garden of Eden Kermit Roosevelt (October 10, 1889–June 4, 1943) was a son of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt who became a businessman, soldier, and writer. ... The noun or adjective, Royalist, can have several shades of meaning. ... One of the worlds longest-lasting monarchies, the Iranian monarchy went through many transformations over the centuries, from the days of Persia to the creation of what is now modern day Iran. ... Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi His Imperial Majesty Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (in Persian: محمدرضا شاه پهلوی) (October 26, 1919 – July 27, 1980), was the last reigning Shah of Iran to date, ruling from 1941 until 1979. ...

The democratically-elected Mossadegh had nationalized the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, now BP. The Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC) was founded in 1909, as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company, following the discovery of a large oil field in Masjet Soleiman, Iran . ... BP (formerly British Petroleum and briefly known as BP Amoco) LSE: BP, NYSE: BP is a petroleum company headquartered in London, and one of the top four oil companies in the world (along with Shell, ExxonMobil, and Total). ...

It was published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. on July 18, 2003. July 18 is the 199th day (200th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 166 days remaining. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• Operation Ajax