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In 1925, Persia, later renamed Iran, was took under control by Reza Shah Pahlavi who crowned himself Shah of Iran. When World War II began, Iran declared itself neutral in the conflict. Iran however would not make the Germans who were living there leave. This led to the invasion of Iran. The Soviet Union, formerly allied with Nazi Germany, was invaded by Germany in 1941 and joined the Allies.

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  • Invasion of Iran (1941)
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  • In 1925, Persia, later renamed Iran, was took under control by Reza Shah Pahlavi who crowned himself Shah of Iran. When World War II began, Iran declared itself neutral in the conflict. Iran however would not make the Germans who were living there leave. This led to the invasion of Iran. The Soviet Union, formerly allied with Nazi Germany, was invaded by Germany in 1941 and joined the Allies.
  • The invasion of Iran was the Allied invasion of the Imperial State of Iran during World War II, by Soviet, and British, and other Commonwealth armed forces. The invasion from August 25 to September 17, 1941, was codenamed Operation Countenance. The purpose was to secure Iranian oil fields and ensure Allied supply lines (see Persian Corridor) for the Soviets fighting against Axis forces on the Eastern Front. Though Iran was officially neutral, its monarch was friendly toward the Axis Powers: he was deposed during the subsequent occupation and replaced with his young son.
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  • In 1925, Persia, later renamed Iran, was took under control by Reza Shah Pahlavi who crowned himself Shah of Iran. When World War II began, Iran declared itself neutral in the conflict. Iran however would not make the Germans who were living there leave. This led to the invasion of Iran. The Soviet Union, formerly allied with Nazi Germany, was invaded by Germany in 1941 and joined the Allies.
  • The invasion of Iran was the Allied invasion of the Imperial State of Iran during World War II, by Soviet, and British, and other Commonwealth armed forces. The invasion from August 25 to September 17, 1941, was codenamed Operation Countenance. The purpose was to secure Iranian oil fields and ensure Allied supply lines (see Persian Corridor) for the Soviets fighting against Axis forces on the Eastern Front. Though Iran was officially neutral, its monarch was friendly toward the Axis Powers: he was deposed during the subsequent occupation and replaced with his young son.
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