MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military correspondent...
and other regions. But no one has so far doubted the legitimacy of such actions.It is hard to talk about the losses incurred by Iran as a result of the Allied occupation. On the one hand, the United Kingdom and the U.S.S.R. obviously violated Iranian sovereignty. However, this act was provoked by Tehran"s violation of a previously signed agreement.
On the other hand, a ramified infrastructure built by the Allies in Iran and equipment delivered to the country considerably influenced the country"s subsequent development.
At any rate, the demands for compensation are just another extravagant escapade of the Iranian leadership who have nothing in common with the Pahlavi dynasty that ruled the country from 1925 to 1979 and whose memory was painstakingly erased after the 1979 Islamic revolution.
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