Chapter 671 Threatening Mossadegh

Naturally, there are many opinions about the Mossadegh government in later times, depending on one’s position. Those who were favorable to the United States believed that the Mossadegh government was a powerful official who had been involved in the overthrow of Pahlavi’s father. The Mossadegh government was a powerbroker who had been involved in the overthrow of Pahlavi’s father, who was in charge of the government, and who, in 1953, had become pro-Soviet and should be overthrown.

According to the Soviet Union, this was the first time that the United States had overthrown the government of a major regional power, revealing the nature of the American empire, which had previously acted against a number of banana republics, and the coup in Iran, which showed that the U.S. had begun to dictate the affairs of Eurasia and rid itself of the last vestiges of its isolationism.

Neither of these claims Alan Wilson believed, Mossadegh himself was related to the Pahlavi kings of the world, in other words Mossadegh himself was part of the royal family. According to the monarchy, he should be considered a minister of power, but to say that ignoring objective facts would be pro-Soviet is still hard to believe.

According to history Alan Wilson learned that the current Anglo-Iraqi disagreement eventually evolved into Britain together with the United States to overthrow the Mossadegh regime. But Britain did not win, and can even be said to be a loser.

Because after Britain and the United States supported the Pahlavi, the Pahlavi obviously preferred the United States, which had more national power. Britain’s nearly monopolized oil interests in Iran remain unprotected.

Considering the current size of Britain’s home territory, and the share of interests occupying today’s world, Alan Wilson easily came to the conclusion that it is only proper to respond to changes with no change, and that any change that occurs in any one place, the probability is that it will be in a direction unfavorable to Britain.

Because once the chaos emerges, Britain’s current power is unable to compete with the United States and the Soviet Union in the middle of the chaos. Anyone who touches one of them will be hanged, not to mention the fact that Iran’s present-day pattern is one in which all three are involved.

At the Potsdam Conference, Allen Wilson said bitterly to Foltseva, really if the Iranian flip, the United Kingdom is certainly out of the game, but the Soviet Union also do not want to get the benefits of the United States in any aspect of the Soviet Union is superior.

Now is not 1945, the United States, the Soviet Union and Britain, all three countries successfully tested nuclear weapons, the pattern of Iran is still all three have a share.

This situation is favorable to Britain, which has become the weakest link of imperialism. Once Britain is ousted, the vacuum will be filled by the U.S. and the USSR, but with nuclear weapons, it is still unknown whether the USSR will give in easily. What’s more, the United States was still being tugged at by Berlin in Europe and the peninsula in the Far East.

In view of this, this time the United States in the Berlin Crisis and the Korean War environment, and ultimately chose to support the United Kingdom.

Alan Wilson believed that Mossadegh should have already known that the US 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 flew high, and within a short time a convoy of cars appeared on the highway, and half a minute later the convoy stayed in the plaza in front of the building, and Mossadegh, as well as the diplomats accompanying him, got out of the cars, stood for a long time standing in front of the building, and then walked in.

Two flags raised side by side waved with the breeze, signaling that this time the issue for the distribution of oil profits had begun.

Alan Wilson, dressed in an Arabian robe, had before him a diplomatic announcement regarding the understanding that France, Portugal, Spain, Holland and Belgium had shown to Britain regarding this conflict. Fingers tapped lightly until the door to the conference room was pushed open.

Mossadegh came in and was shocked that the man in the center of a group of British suits was wearing a traditional Arab robe, which made Mossadegh himself a little embarrassed, because as the prime minister of Iran, Mossadegh was wearing a suit at the moment.

Although Alan Wilson into the performance of the country surprised, Mossadegh or immediately adjusted the mentality of the two sides of their respective seats, on both sides of the long table, quite a bit of the tendency to cross swords.

The faint sound of the ceiling fan overhead, Alan Wilson first opened his mouth, Mossadegh and his entourage to express his welcome, “Honorable Mossadegh hello, British-Iranian friendship has a long history, the two countries in World War I and World War II are in a camp in the partners, since modern times Britain has always attached great importance to the status of Iran, Iran is a forever 5,000 years of history in the Middle East, the power of the deep history Dazzling, political, cultural and military cooperation between the two countries has made great progress, some differences should sit down and talk about it, rather than end up in the end to make a lot of trouble, is not it?”

“It’s not in the best interest of either of our countries to have to end up in the middle of a fight, especially not in today’s world landscape.”

“Mr. Allen, your eloquence is quite astounding.” Mossadegh listened to a large string of rhetoric, in looking at Allen Wilson in an Arabian robe of dissonance, with a smile, “Having said all this, don’t you think that today’s distribution of oil interests, for Iran is extremely unfair?”

“Of course I know all about that.” Allen Wilson ruffled his turban, almost shameless honesty, at once let want to continue Mossadegh speechless, he was dreaming did not expect, Allen Wilson so painfully admitted.

The entire conference room after Allen Wilson said this sentence, there was a strange silence. Not only did the Iranians not know what to say, even Makins had a shocked look on his face, even if it was really true, you can’t say it.

Allen Wilson took out a stack of diplomatic correspondence, read a book is still in front of Mossadegh a book, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, and finally opened his mouth, “Honorable Mossadegh Prime Minister, you want to see the U.S. stance well, that may have to wait for two days, Washington’s side of the official documents have not yet arrived.”

Alan Wilson’s meaning is very simple, in the current U.S. deep in the Korean War, and the same period of the Berlin crisis need British help under the premise that the United States is unlikely at this time, not and Britain in a position.

“The current very profitable disagreement is not an impact on the British mainland, if possible, Britain can blockade Iran for ten years, the Royal Navy may not be like a few decades ago, in the world want to fight whoever you want to fight, but Iran is still within the ability of the Royal Navy.”

Alan Wilson said with an easy smile, “So there are times when the world still hasn’t changed. Weak countries are not necessarily beaten, but that’s just today I don’t want to beat you, really in the end to tear their faces off, Iran into the midst of political turmoil. Turn into the current North Korea or Vietnam, or even worse, Indonesia, the real losers are you.”

“Imperialist bullying is manifested in you British.” As soon as Alan Wilson’s words left his mouth, the Iranian diplomats around Mossadegh opened their mouths in accusation.

On the British side, they sneered back, and for a while the conference room was noisy, and the atmosphere between the two sides reached the freezing point.

“Am I wrong? The oil is certainly Iran’s, but the market is not Iran’s.” Alan Wilson, ignoring the Iranian accusations, directly took out go a statistical data and remained in front of Mossadegh, “Data doesn’t lie.”

Since Britain declared an embargo on Iran, buyers of oil from refineries previously controlled by Britain have also been threatened with legal action by the British government, and Britain has agreed with its close-knit international oil companies not to fill the void left by Anglo-Iranian Oil, bringing Iran’s oil industry to a standstill and plummeting oil production by seventy percent.

The Abadan crisis reduced Iran’s oil revenues to almost zero, putting pressure on Mossadegh’s promised domestic reforms. Meanwhile, BP and the Saudi Arabian National Oil Company increased oil production in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Iraq to make up for the reduction in Iranian oil production, so it did not affect Britain.

Sanctions and blockades that the United States always squeezes out in the latter days can be played by Britain in this era, and with a word from Britain, Iran can be made to experience the sanctioned days of the twenty-first century before.

“Then we have nothing to talk about. I will appeal to the UN.” Mossadegh made a strong statement.

“It looks like we’re going to have to talk to the Americans and stage a coup.” Allen Wilson turned back and seriously discussed with Makins beside him, “If the United States doesn’t agree, let’s talk to the Soviets and restore the North-South partition from back then. It’s not like there hasn’t been a partition before, and I believe that the dark neighborhood in the north should be able to satisfy the Soviets’ appetite.”

“It would be best if we could do that.” Makins nodded solemnly, “Although there has been some bad blood over the years, we can still talk to Moscow on this matter, how about using the Berlin crisis as leverage?”

“Looks good to me, it’s fine to sacrifice the Middle East if we can exchange it for peace in Europe.” Alan Wilson clapped his hands together with a look of approval, “In the final analysis what is the rest of the world compared to Europe.”

“I don’t believe that the Americans would watch Britain do that.” Mossadegh knew it was a blunt threat, but counter threatened anyway, “You should know what it means for the Soviet Union to come in.”

“All I know is that Iran is now going to nationalize Anglo-Iranian Oil!” Alan Wilson said with a grimace, “What’s the difference between that and confiscation? If Britain doesn’t say a word about it, isn’t it okay for any other country to do it? If Britain finds a way to overthrow your government, so that even if we lose Iran’s share of the oil, we can still give an account to the country. Even if we die, we can drag Iran with us.”

“The key problem is that whether it’s Iraq or Saudi Arabia, they all take up half of the oil profits, and you Iran are so good that you come up and want to confiscate it. Is it when Britain’s nuclear weapons will not explode?”

At the end of the day, Alan Wilson had already said the words very heavily, directly reflecting the usual style, to bring out the nuclear blackmail, to the third world to strike a heavy blow.

This was the first time Britain had issued nuclear blackmail since its successful nuclear test, and the target was the Iranian prime minister in front of him.

Mossadegh wanted to just brush it off, but the tables strewn with statements of support from European countries, and the fact that Iran was now under blockade, did not allow him to do so.

He could ignore the nuclear blackmail, but the threat of a coup d’état, which the other side had already expressed, could not be ignored.

Did not leave the first time, the same also let Alan Wilson sigh of relief, know the king of this set of extreme pressure is really a test of the human psyche, obviously a thief’s heart, if you can not bluff the other side can be a shame.

But the good thing is, he knows at least now, Mossadai still have scruples, did not leave directly proved this.