MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military correspondent...
and forced the Allies to act accordingly.Iranian neutrality, facilitated by Operation Countenance, seriously influenced the outcome of World War II. The oilfields of Iran and southern Iraq played an important role in supplying Allied forces with fuel. The U.S.S.R. also received most Lend Lease assistance from the Basra seaport via Iran.
On November 28 - December 1, 1943, Tehran hosted a meeting between Russian Premier Joseph Stalin, U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill who made crucial decisions affecting the final stage of World War II.
The occupation of Iran lasted until 1946. Its end ushered in the first episodes of the Cold War. Moscow which feared possible provocation from the Allies was in no hurry to withdraw its troops. This led to a protracted diplomatic stand-off.
The 1941 invasion of Iran was just one link in a chain of events involving Allied forces that landed in Iceland, North Africa
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