One by one, Mohammed Mossadegh was shedding or losing his powerful supporters. The first to go was evil old Mullah Kashani, powerful Speaker of the Majlis (Parliament) and boss of a gang of terrorists, who once pledged Mossadegh "my entire efforts." Fed up with Kashani's flirtation with the Communists, Mossadegh broke with him. Next, Mozafar Baghai, leader of the pro-Mossadegh Toilers' Party, got too ambitious, and joined Kashani in the discard.
Then Mossadegh had only one powerful friend left. That was Hussein Makki, the No. 2 man in the regime, Mossadegh's personal representative...
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