Anglo-Soviet invasion of persia

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ensions with homeland had been strained since 1931 when the Shah cancelled the D’Arcy Concession, which gave the Anglo-persian Oil Company the exclusive right to sell persian oil, with Iran receiving only 10 percent (possibly 16 percent) of the revenue of the profits.

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