Abstract:
In the midst of World War II, a plan to provide aid to the Soviet Union through England was being implemented, but after the decision to send aid to the Soviet Union via the Iranian railway was finalized, the responsibility for this transfer fell upon the Soviet Union and England.
Machine summary:
Of course, in the periods following World War I, Iranian governments, except for the government of Vosough od-Dowleh, had a great interest in obtaining American political and economic assistance and actually viewed the United States as a third force.
However, one year later, in line with the third force policy—or as it were, the fourth force—to create a balance and equilibrium in the influence of the former imperial powers (England and the Soviet Union) and Nazi Germany, the Iranian government initiated new negotiations with the Standard Oil of New Jersey company.
However, there were other problems that poisoned the atmosphere and caused Roosevelt to adopt actions in his foreign policy, such as cutting off the policymaking flow by the Department of State and appointing old diplomats in the Soviet Union and Iran; this caused their opinions to conflict with political officials in Washington, including Dreyfus, the chosen representative of the United States in Iran.
This was an effective move because, with this action, without any discussion taking place between the officials of the two countries, the United States became seriously involved in Iranian affairs, even though American road engineers and transport companies had previously been working in Iran as assistants to the British.
For its part, the United States Department of War, fearing that hungry and desperate people might threaten the aid transfer lines to the Soviet Union, adopted more cautious policies regarding political unrest in Iran.
Increased activity within the United States to adopt an anti- Soviet Union in policies after the war era required a stronger presence in Iran, which seemed to go far beyond meeting the needs of its wartime ally.