Word: fatemi
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Dates: during 1951-1951
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President Truman replied that "careful consideration" would be given Mossadegh's request for $120 million, which is diplomatic talk for promising nothing. The fact was that, after 41 days in the U.S., Mossadegh was going home emptyhanded. His spokesman, Deputy Premier Hussein Fatemi, told the press that Iran and Britain are engaged in a contest of "pressures." Iran will win, Fatemi said, because "I don't think the economic situation in Great Britain is any better than ours...