Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran was a joint invasion by the British Empire and the Soviet Union against the neutral Imperial State of Iran in World War II.

A few months earlier, the Axis powers invaded the USSR and a supply line was made in the Middle East to the USSR. But the line went through Iran who had German influence in the area. This was a threat to the Allied powers and so in August the invasion began. Commonwealth forces attacked from Iraq at the western borders and attacked from India at the eastern borders while the Red Army attacked from the northern borders. In less than a month, the Shah of Iran abdicated and Iran was put under Allied occupation until 1946.

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Category:1941 in Asia
Category:1940s in Asia
Category:World War II
Category:History of Iran
Category:Invasions of World War II