Pahlavi era Iran–United Kingdom relations



the shah of iran saluting winston churchill on occasion of churchill s 69th birthday @ close of tripartite conference of tehran november 1943. on far left ali soheili, serving second term prime minister of iran.


after coup, scores of iranian political activists national , communist parties jailed or killed. coup added deep mistrust towards british in iran. has since been common in iranian culture mistrust british government; example character of uncle in television show uncle napoleon.


the end of world war ii brought start of american dominance in iran s political arena, , anti-soviet cold war brewing, united states moved convert iran anti-communist bloc, considerably diminishing britain s influence on iran years come. operation ajax , fall of prime minister mosaddegh perhaps last of large british involvements in iranian politics in pahlavi era.


him shah of iran mohammad reza pahlavi paid state visit united kingdom in may 1959. hm queen elizabeth ii of united kingdom paid state visit iran in march 1961.


the british forces began withdraw gulf in 1968. part of policy, in 1971, british government decided not support shah , eventually, patronage of united kingdom ended, , consequently, role filled us.








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