2 August 1953The
Russian ambassador, Anatoly Lavrentiev, arrived in Tehran on 26 July
and met with Iran’s prime minister, Mohammad Mosaddeq, on 28 July and 2
August. Lavrentiev was sent to replace Ivan Sadchikov as ambassador to
Iran. Mosaddeq’s last photo before the events of mid-August shows him
conferring with the Soviet envoy.
