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Britain and the Soviet Union invaded Iran in 1941 to secure unfettered access both to Iranian oil fields and the Persian corridor, a supply line from the Persian Gulf via Iran to the Soviet Union, which was under unrelenting attack by Nazi Germany.
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EDITOR'S NOTE — In August 1953, a CIA-backed coup toppled Iran's prime minister, cementing the rule of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi for over 25 years before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The coup, carried out by allied members of its military and security forces, came after then-Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh had nationalized the country's oil industry. At the time, Iran's Abadan refinery was the largest in the world and a key supply for Britain, which backed the coup to regain its access.