Was Mossadegh a liberal, democratizing force?
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One reads and hears so many times that Iran was on the path to democracy until a CIA coup installed the Shah in 1953. It turns out that account is quite wrong, as is detailed by Simon Sebag Montefiore:
As his support in the Majlis ebbed, Mosaddegh demanded autocratic powers. Both the shah and Majlis refused. On 16 July 1952, Mosaddegh resigned and the shah appointed the ‘Old Fox’ Qavam…On 21 July, five days later [after a shooting], the mobs forced Mosaddegh’s reinstat
As his support in the Majlis ebbed, Mosaddegh demanded autocratic powers. Both the shah and Majlis refused. On 16 July 1952, Mosaddegh resigned and the shah appointed the ‘Old Fox’ Qavam…On 21 July, five days later [after a shooting], the mobs forced Mosaddegh’s reinstat
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