Concerning the fate of Bahrain (which Britain had controlled since the 19th century, but which Iran claimed as its own territory) and three small Persian Gulf islands, the Shah negotiated an agreement with the British, which, by means of a public consensus, ultimately led to the independence of Bahrain (against the wishes of Iranian nationalists).
En cuanto a Bahrein (controlado polos británicos desde o século XIX, pero que Irán reclamaba como parte do seu territorio) e tres pequenas illas no golfo pérsico, o xa negociou un acordo cos británicos, no cal, mediante un consenso público, concederían a independencia a Bahrein (en contra dos nacionalistas iranianos).