Timeline Wednesday 17 September 1941

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Wednesday 17 September 1941

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Events on Wednesday 17 September 1941 1

1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran Britain and the USSR secure Iran's oil and supply routes British and Soviet forces invaded Iran to secure its oilfields and a supply corridor to the Soviet Union. Reza Shah abdicated on 16 September in favour of his son Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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