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Who held office in Washington and London while Iran had two shahs, 1925 to 1979, and the moments that linked them, from the 1941 occupation to the Tehran visits of Nixon and Carter.
Which of these moments changed Iran most?
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At the 1943 Tehran Conference, Roosevelt began in the US legation but moved into the Soviet embassy compound after Molotov warned of a possible assassination plot. It was closer to Stalin and Churchill.
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The 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran had a code name: Operation Countenance. It began on 25 August, the Iranian army ordered a ceasefire three days later, and Reza Shah abdicated on 16 September.
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