==Incomplete "History"== 
 This article states that Britain was annoyed because P.M. Mossadegh nationalised the oil industry. 
 What it does not say is why Mossadegh did that. 
 Britain built, operated and serviced the refinery at Abadan. It did so to supply its merchant fleet and navy going to and from India, Australia and New Zealand, vital to supply the UK with raw materials which it lacked. But Britain refused to share any revenue, refused to train or employ any Persian except as labourers, and refused to allow the Persian authorities to see the record or the books of account. There were 2 coups, one led by Britain alone before WW2, a farcical (pun intended) failure, the second, successful was manufactured by the USA, after Britain convinced President Truman that Mossadegh was a member of the communist Tudeh party, which he probably was not.