The Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran refers to the military invasion of the Imperial State of Iran by the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union between August 25 and September 17, 1941. This operation is known by the code name Operation Countenance. The purpose of the invasion was to secure the oilfields at Abadan to ensure a supply route to the USSR ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) An adviser to Irans president underlined that the White House will in no way be able to deal with the Islamic Republic with the same strategies that it used to counter the former Soviet Union or normalize ties with Cuba. In a post on his account in a social network, Hesamoddin Ashna, the cultural adviser to President Hassan ...

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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian general said Wednesday that a purported Israeli drone shot down near a nuclear facility in the Islamic Republic flew in from a northern country that once was part of the Soviet Union. The semi-official Fars news agency, close to the Revolutionary Guard, quoted Gen. Masoud Jazayeri making the allegation. It reported ...

The Supreme Leader, addressing President Rouhani and his Administration on Wednesday, told the Government to stand firmly behind Irans position on international issues and on relations with the US. Ayatollah Khamenei declared, Taking a clear and resolute stance vis--vis such issues as Palestine, the Zionist regime, Gaza, Syria, Iraq, Takfiris (deviant ...