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The article examines the 1953 coup that ousted Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The author argues the overthrow would not have succeeded without American involvement, and that Mosaddegh's threat to flood the oil market with cheap crude was a key trigger. The episode is described as a pyrrhic victory for Britain and the United States.

Premiera Iranu Mohammada Mosadeka w 1953 r. przypuszczalnie by nie obalono, gdyby nie szanta­żował zalaniem rynku naftowego tanim surowcem, gdyż zamach stanu nie do­szedłby do skutku bez amerykańskiego zaangażowania.