Anglo Soviet Invasion

The Azerbaijan Democratic Party challenges Tehran, and Iran becomes an early battleground of the Cold War.

Book Three – Ep.2: ADP

In the aftermath of World War II, the Soviet-backed Azerbaijan Democratic Party rises in northern Iran, testing the country’s unity in one of the first crises of the Cold War.
After Reza Shah’s abdication, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi takes the throne. Allied leaders gather in Tehran as Iran grapples with the aftermath of the Anglo-Soviet invasion.

Book Three – Ep.1: Tehran Conference

After Reza Shah’s abdication, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi takes the throne. As Iran reels from the Anglo-Soviet invasion, Allied leaders gather in Tehran.
Reza Shah's Abdication - 1941

Reza Shah’s Abdication: The 1941 Iran Invasion That Ended His Reign

This is the transcript for Book Two, episode 10 of The Lion and the Sun podcast: Reza Shah’s Abdication. When…

The Lion and the Sun - S02E10 - Abdication

Book Two – Ep.10: Abdication

in 1941, Britain and the Soviet Union invade Iran in hopes of a regime change and Reza Shah contemplates abdication.

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