Reza Shah abdicates under occupation pressure

The Moscow treaty renounced a range of Tsarist-era privileges and debts and recognized Persian sovereignty. Article 6 also reserved a Soviet right to intervene if a third power used Iranian...

The Majlis voted to depose the Qajar dynasty and transfer provisional governing powers to Reza Khan pending a constituent assembly. Reza Khan was crowned Reza Shah in 1926. Parliamentary procedure...

After the government canceled the D’Arcy concession in 1932, negotiations produced a new agreement with the Anglo-Persian Oil Company. The Majlis ratified it May 28; royal assent followed May 29. It...

A foreign ministry circular took effect on Nowruz, asking governments to use “Iran” and “Iranian” in official correspondence instead of the Western exonym “Persia.” Iran was already used domestically;...

British and Soviet troops entered from south and north, citing security concerns and German nationals. The operation also secured an Allied supply corridor to the USSR and protected strategic...

Iran, Britain, and the Soviet Union signed an alliance treaty during occupation. Britain and the USSR pledged to respect Iran’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and withdraw forces...

Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin declared support for Iran’s independence, sovereignty, and territorial integrity and recognized its wartime contribution. Iran was not represented at their summit,...

The Azerbaijan Democratic Party led by Ja‘far Pishevari proclaimed a provincial government amid demands for language rights, land reform, and self-government. Soviet troops occupied the area,...

The six-month deadline, calculated from Japan’s September 2, 1945 surrender under Article 5, passed while Soviet forces remained in northern Iran. Britain and the United States had withdrawn. Iran...

By May 9, Iran reported Soviet forces had left after diplomatic pressure and negotiations. The April Qavam-Sadchikov understanding linked withdrawal to a proposed joint oil company and talks over...