The Anglo-American Empire

The Anglo-American Empire A special relationship with oilThe Ottoman (Persian) Empire collapsed with WW1(1918) when the British defeated the Turks. At the instigation of First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill, the British government became a majority (and at-first secret) shareholder of Anglo-Persian during World War I. Britain soon became a dominant power in Persian and later Iranian politics. British and American political operations in that nation shaped the developments that led to the Iranian revolution in 1979 that overthrew the Shah of Iran, which, the U.S. had installed on the throne The Iranians chose the Ayatollah Khomeini, a religious leader as their national figurehead. But, let's back up a bit. May 1932, the discovery of oil in Bahrain, triggered a U.S.-British battle for Kuwait.
Gulf did everything in its power to get the contract. It also asked the U.S. government to intervene on its behalf. There is evidence Gulf appealed directly to Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon whose relatives controlled the company. Mellon became ambassador to Great Britain in 1932.It was obvious, noted a former Gulf executive, that “America's ambassador in London was not a totally disinterested party."Two years later, the British and Americans agreed to a deal, giving Gulf and BP 50-50 ownership of what they could find in Kuwait. The two companies struck oil in 1938. The British and French had been colonizing Middle Eastern Countries so Americans were seen as good people whose missions had built schools and provided medical care. Israel was created by Britain and the U.S. In 1948. Hitler had pounded Britain into bankruptcy. Then the U.S. was the biggest world power and masterminded the overthrow of Iran's elected government using the CIA (1957), & , pursued the other " Persian Gulf" conflicts since, to this very day. The "special relationship" between the U.S. & Britain always was about world domination our cultural connection & protecting our