Year 1906: An annex to the 1906 constitution made the Shah su
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- All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror whole source · open book
An annex to the 1906 constitution made the Shah supreme commander of the Iranian army but also required him to cooperate with the elected government on political matters. Prime ministers had traditionally interpreted this as allowing the Shah to appoint the minister of war. By breaking with this tradition, Mossadegh provoked a crisis.
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