Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran
1941 · Event
Britain and the USSR invade neutral Iran to secure oil and a supply route to the Soviets, forcing Reza Shah to abdicate in favour of his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
On these timelines: Persia and Iran, Russia & the USSR, World War II, Master
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