2021/06/11 by Ervand Abrahamian · 1 citation
Social Sciences · #Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East #Islamic Studies and History
paper · doi:10.1017/9781108946278.006
openalex publication_date 2021/06/11 · openalex created_date 2022/01/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The 1906 Constitutional Revolution had tried to create a parliamentary form of government with the monarch as titular figurehead. Reza Shah, however, in 1925–41, had reduced parliament to a rubber stamp. Mossadeq, in addition to nationalizing the oil industry, tried to reassert parliamentary authority and civilian control over the armed forces. This brought him in conflict with Mohammad Reza Shah. Thus the oil crisis and the constitutional crisis became interwoven paving the way to the coup.