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Prior to WW2, Iran was already a reluctant participant in global affairs due to the imperial ambitions of both Britain and Russia. The two empires opted to split then-Persia’s lands into a northern and southern sphere of influence claimed by Russia and Britain respectively. The outbreak of the WW1 saw some of Persia’s lands already under occupation, but the nation opted to declare neutrality nonetheless. As a bid to maintain this neutrality, Persia requested that Russia withdraw its occupation forces contemporarily in Azerbaijan in hopes of deterring any further invasion by the likes of nearby nations such as the Ottoman Empire. The plan failed to come to fruition, however, as the Russians declined the Persian appeal and held their ground. This led to increased tensions between the Russian and Ottoman Empires and only further pushed the Persians into a corner as they now had 3 empires closing in on their borders - all fighting wars against one another with Persia standing as the indisposed battleground.



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