A sweepthrough of modern Iran across several decades tracks its turbulent trajectory from the Anglo-Soviet invasion in 1941 through the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and up to the attack by the US and Israel in early 2026.
In August 1941, British and Russian forces invaded Iran and Reza Shah’s abdication was followed by his son Mohammad Reza’s succession. In the 37 years that separate the Allied invasion from the revolution of 1979, three distinct phases may be distinguished. 1941 to...