From the series The Iran Conflict: How Did We Get Here?
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Primary Documents & Government Archives
[2] Hurewitz, J. C. Diplomacy in the Near and Middle East: A Documentary Record, 1535–1914. Vol. I. New York: Octagon Books, 1972, pp. 482–484. ISBN 978-0374940768.
Peer-Reviewed Academic Works & Books
[13] Bamberg, J. H. The History of the British Petroleum Company, Vol. 2: The Anglo-Iranian Years, 1928–1954. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. ISBN 978-0521259507.
[14] Kinzer, Stephen. All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, 2003. ISBN 978-0471678786.
[15] Yergin, Daniel. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991. ISBN 978-0671502485.
[20] Rahnema, Ali. Behind the 1953 Coup in Iran: Thugs, Turncoats, Soldiers, and Spooks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015. ISBN 978-1-107-07606-8.
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"ISS063-E-81262 — Iran from the International Space Station" by NASA / ISS Expedition 63 crew.
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"Iranian missiles seen from Lebanese wedding party near Israeli border | AFP" by AFP News Agency.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWlOZa3Yfyc
"US-Iran War: Iranian Missile Strikes Strain Israel's Iron Dome | WION News" by WION.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh4Fcwhj-mI
"Protests sweep Iran as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators" by FRANCE 24 English.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i9P-3dKqrQ
"Dangerous rescue mission underway after US fighter jet shot down over Iran" by ABC News.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIHnC3QTgSU
"What You Need To Know – Attack on Iran Special Edition – Saturday, February 28, 2026" by ABC News.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuBgh786s3I
"Why India Blocked Iran's Oil Tankers In Arabian Sea" by Republic World.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAEsUS6RsWE
"Annual army parade takes place in Tehran to celebrate National Army Day" by AP Archive (Associated Press), 18 April 2025.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjJJA8Wy4Hs
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"USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Defense System Capabilities" — United States Navy footage (retrieved via the "Military News" YouTube channel).
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Last updated: April 28, 2026.