Occupation of Iran in World War 2

Iran was one of the nations that were unlucky enough to be forced, kicking and screaming, into the fires of world war two.  Like Norway and Finland, it suffered the indignity of being violated by one of the alliances fighting the war – unlike the aforementioned nations; the ‘good guys’ of the war, Britain and the USSR, violated it.  Further, the American hesitation at a crucial moment led to a growth of anti-Americanism within the region, leading to the Islamic Revolution and the overthrow of the Shah.