Original sentence: Although a neutral nation, Reza Shah Pahlavi had brought Iran closer to Germany.This concerned the British who feared that the Abadan Oil Refinery, owned by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, might fall into German hands — the refinery produced eight million tons of oil in 1940 and was thus a crucial part of the Allied war effort
Edited sentence: Although a neutral nation, Reza Shah Pahlavi had brought Iran closer to Nazi Germany.This concerned the British who feared that the Abadan Oil Refinery, owned by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, might fall into Nazi hands — the refinery produced eight million tons of oil in 1940 and was thus a crucial part of the Allied war effort