Secrets & Deals

How Britain Left the Middle East

Secrets & Deals

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In 1971, Bahrain, Qatar and the UAE ceased to be part of Britain’s empire in the Middle East and became fully independent states. BBC News Persia and BBC Arabic collaborate in this gripping film, to uncover the secrets and shady deals that underpinned the decolonization process. From eye-witness accounts of a British-organised coup to Iran being left in control of disputed islands, it's a fascinating insight to a murky history.

Nawal Al-Maghafi

Kayvan Husseini

Wafa Alsayed

Andy Secombe

Poppy Allen-Quarmby

John Sackville

Hywel Morgan

John Coles

Abdulkhaleq Abdulla

Taqi Albaharna

Terence Clark

Richard Luce

Athol Yates

Alireza Taheri

Ardeshir Zahedi

Lizzie Muncey

Sama Kalaveh

Gus Mitchell