PahlaviAugust 1941
Britain invades Iran to aid supplies to Russia
Iran · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Britain invades Iran to aid supplies to Russia
The Shah is forced to abdicate after the Russian & British invasion of Iran. Russia & Britain invade Iran, because of its close relations to Germany
Reza Shah is deposed and his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, is installed by an invasion of allied British and Soviet troops
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