Jalal's angels of deliverance and destruction: Genealogies of theo-politics, sovereignty and coloniality in Iran and Israel by Sadeghi-Boroujerdi, E, Yadgar, Y

“…This article discusses the historical context of the famed dissident intellectual Jalal Al-e Ahmad’s (1923–69) travelogue documenting his visit to Israel in early 1963, posthumously titled Safar beh velayat-e ʿezraʾil (Journey to the Province of the Angel of Death), focusing on (1) the political and intellectual context and reception of his controversial essay, in particular the brief infatuation of Iranian anti-Soviet socialists in the League of Iranian Socialists with socialist Zionism; (2) Al-e Ahmad’s discussion of political sovereignty and theo-politics in modern Israel and the important insights and observations provided therein; and (3), finally, the shifting sands of Al-e Ahmad’s engagement with Israel and Zionism and their relation to how he understood the politics of anticolonialism in the context of modern Iran following the 1953 coup d’état, which overthrew the nationalist government of Mohammad Mosaddeq, the Shah’s “White Revolution” and the Arab–Israeli War of 1967. …”

A strategic step to collapse the Iranian government in April 1953 by Ebrahimi, Mansoureh, Yusoff, Kamaruzaman

“…Their continuous plan and action to bring down Dr.Mohammad Mosaddeq's government was invariably confirmed. …”
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British and Iran: Harmful harvest of 1951 oil negotiations by Ebrahimi, Mansoureh, Yusoff, Kamaruzaman

“…When Dr. Mohammad Mosaddeq began nationalizing the oil industry in 1951, the British were taken aback by his recalcitrant position and did everything possible to maintain their absolute dominance of the industry. …”
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