{"product_id":"operation-ajax-hichem-karoui-9798233298813","title":"Operation Ajax: The Secret War For Iran And The Roots Of Western Rage","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhy does a three-day coup in 1953 still define how Iran sees the West and how the West plans for war?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOperation Ajax: The Secret War For Iran And The Roots Of Western Rage\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a sweeping yet accessible synthesis of one of the most important-and least honestly discussed-episodes in modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHichem Karoui opens with the discovery of oil in southwest Iran and the creation of the Anglo-Persian (later Anglo-Iranian) Oil Company, which turned Iranian crude into British power while leaving Iranians impoverished in their own land. From there, he traces the emergence of a modern Iranian national consciousness, the Constitutional Revolution, and the rise of Mohammad Mosaddegh as the embodiment of a demand that oil, sovereignty, and dignity belong to Iranians themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Mosaddegh nationalizes the oil industry, Britain retaliates with economic warfare, legal challenges, and covert sabotage. In the charged atmosphere of the early Cold War, London rebrands a fight over colonial privilege as a battle against communism-and slowly pulls Washington into the plot. Karoui details how MI6 and the CIA designed Operation TPAJAX, how Kermit Roosevelt built a clandestine network of clerics, officers, and street agents, and how propaganda turned Tehran's newspapers and radios into weapons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe narrative climaxes with the failed coup of 16 August 1953, the Shah's brief flight, and the dramatic reversal of 19 August, when orchestrated crowds and wavering tanks tipped the balance. The book then follows the \"victory\" forward: the Shah's deepening autocracy, the terror of SAVAK, Iran's role as a U.S. client, and the eventual explosion of 1979 and the hostage crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for general readers, students, and practitioners alike, \u003cstrong\u003eOperation Ajax\u003c\/strong\u003e bridges archival research and clear storytelling. It is a powerful resource for anyone interested in Middle East history, international relations, energy politics, or the ethics-and costs-of covert intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hichem Karoui\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233298813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Global East-West Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.35d","brand":"Hichem Karoui","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588426739967,"sku":"9798233298813","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/operation-ajax-hichem-karoui-9798233298813","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}