ˈɔɪl wʌz dɪskˈʌvɚd hˈɪɹ ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti z ɔːɹ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z, ˈæftɚ dˈɑːktɚ mˈɑːsɐdˌɛk tˈʊk pˈaʊɚɹ ɪn ɪɹˈæn ænd nˈæʃənəlˌaɪzd ðɪ ˈɔɪl ˈɪndʌstɹi ðˈɛɹ.
Oil was discovered here in the late 1950s or early 1960s, after Dr Mosaddeq took power in Iran and nationalised the oil industry there.