EPISODE · Apr 6, 2026 · 18 MIN
23 The Pajama Prime Minister and Iranian Oil
from Crude Ambition: This is the story of power · host By Seven Media
A 70-year-old prime minister governs from his bed in pajamas, fake-faints in parliament with a wink, and tells an American diplomat that a fox's tail is longer than its body. This is the episode where one Scottish accountant's refusal to split profits 50-50 nearly tips Iran into Soviet hands, the CIA plays Luck Be a Lady Tonight before a midnight coup, and the British Empire sails away from the world's greatest refinery singing obscene songs. Episode 23 of Crude Ambition proves that global power doesn't break over grand strategy - it breaks over stubbornness, theater, and wounded pride.
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A 70-year-old prime minister governs from his bed in pajamas, fake-faints in parliament with a wink, and tells an American diplomat that a fox's tail is longer than its body. This is the episode where one Scottish accountant's refusal to split profits 50-50 nearly tips Iran into Soviet hands, the CIA plays Luck Be a Lady Tonight before a midnight coup, and the British Empire sails away from the world's greatest refinery singing obscene songs. Episode 23 of Crude Ambition proves that global power doesn't break over grand strategy - it breaks over stubbornness, theater, and wounded pride.
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