Chapter 368: Conflict Between the Soviet Union and Iran

Full support! There are many interpretations for this sentence. Now, after hearing what Ustinov said, Saddam's eyes showed a strange color.

Saddam certainly knew that there were huge conflicts between the Soviet Union and Iran!

The conflict between the Soviet Union and Iran can be traced back to the period of Tsarist Russia in the 19th century. At that time, the powerful old Russians were constantly expanding their territory. By 1804, Russia's territory had advanced to the South Caucasus region. Under the instigation of Napoleon, Russia and Persia at that time went to war. The war ended in 1813, when Persia signed the Treaty of Gulistan with Russia after a series of defeats. Persia recognized Russia's sovereignty over the occupied land, including northern territories such as Georgia and Dagestan. After that, Russia began to encroach on Eastern Armenia at that time, causing strong uneasiness in Persia. With the support of the British government, Persia fought a second war with Russia in 1826. After two years of war, Persia was defeated again. Persia was forced to sign the Treaty of Turkmenchay with Russia and was forced to cede Armenia and other places.

Historically, the powerful Persian Empire was no match for the Russians, not to mention that the Persian Empire later collapsed and its successor, Iran, was even weaker. The Soviet Union, the successor to Tsarist Russia, naturally coveted Iran, but never had the opportunity. This opportunity came during World War II.

The crazy mustache launched a military operation codenamed "Barbarossa" and launched a full-scale attack on the Soviet Union on a front of thousands of miles. The mustache smiled. Stalin's strategic misjudgment and the great internal friction caused by the "Great Purge" to the Soviet Red Army made the Soviet Red Army overwhelmed and collapsed in the early stage of the war.

However, this move by the little mustache also made the West, which viewed the Soviet Union as a scourge, find a friend. British Prime Minister Churchill, who had suffered greatly from the German air raids, was overjoyed and immediately made a speech in Parliament that Britain and the Soviet Union had stood on the same front and that Britain would launch large-scale assistance to the Soviets who were suffering from German invasion.

However, after the Black Sea was blocked by the Turkish government, the only way to provide blood transfusion to the Soviet Union was through Iran. The Trans-Iran Railway connecting the northwest end of the Persian Gulf to the Caucasus and the Black Sea was the safest way to transport materials to the Soviet Union! Therefore, Britain and the Soviet Union hit it off. In order to prevent the then Iranian king from falling into the arms of the Axis powers, the Soviet Union's Caucasus and Central Asia would be directly exposed to the enemy. These reasons directly led to the British and Soviet governments at the time sending troops to directly occupy Iran.

On August 25, 1941, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom advanced rapidly in Iran from the north and south, and soon occupied the entire Iran. The Soviet Union occupied the north of Iran, and the United Kingdom occupied the central and southern parts of Iran. At the same time, King Reza Khan, who was friendly to Germany, was forced to abdicate, and the crown prince Pahlavi ascended the throne.

It is conceivable that although Pahlavi came to power at that time, he must have been extremely disgusted with both Britain and the Soviet Union. Therefore, Pahlavi was secretly promoting his own plan and contacting the United States! Pahlavi and the United States were so close that they wore the same pants, and later, the United States really helped them achieve independence.

The war finally ended. According to the promise made at that time, the Soviet Union should withdraw its troops from Iran. However, the Soviet Union had changed its attitude at that time. How could it spit out the meat that was in its mouth!

So the Soviet Union began to make moves. Under the covert manipulation and support of the Soviet Union, on November 15, 1946, the Azerbaijan Democratic Party and the Iranian People's Party in the Soviet-occupied zone in northern Iran launched an uprising against the central government, and on December 12 of the same year, they officially announced the establishment of the Azerbaijan Autonomous Government. Three days later, the Iranian Kurdish Democratic Party, with the support of the Soviet Union, announced the establishment of the Mahabad Republic in Kurdistan. For a time, people in northern Iran were demanding national autonomy, and Iran was facing the crisis of division.

However, the Soviet Union did not have the last laugh. With the support of the United States, the Iranian government accused the Soviet government of violating the resolution to withdraw its troops from Iran to the United Nations. This put the Soviet Union in an extremely embarrassing position in the international community. Under pressure from all sides, in fact, it was mainly the pressure of the US nuclear bomb. Without nuclear bombs, the Soviet government could not stand up straight! Therefore, the Soviet government could only tuck its tail between its legs and obediently withdraw its troops from Iran.

Having lost the support of the Soviet army, Pahlavi became angry. In December of that year, the Iranian army entered Tabriz and eliminated the Azerbaijan National Autonomous Government. At the end of December, the Iranian army attacked Kurdistan, and the Kurdish armed personnel retreated into the Soviet Union, and the Mahabad Republic was also eliminated.

Although the crisis has passed, the Iranian government deeply remembers the scars inflicted by the Soviet Union's knife. Iran has completely turned to the United States, and the United States has also armed Iran with various advanced weapons.

Now that the Pahlavi government has fallen, their spiritual leader is about to rule Iran and implement Islamic doctrine to rule Iran. At this time, what will be the attitude of the Soviet Union? For Saddam, the attitude of the Soviet Union is also very important, which is directly related to his next move! If the Soviet Union strongly supports the new Iranian government, then Iraq will have nothing to do and can do what it should do.

However, Saddam knew that the spiritual leader who was so high-minded also hated the Soviet Union. If the Soviet Union took the initiative to please him, it would only end in failure. Therefore, Saddam came this time to test the Soviet Union's attitude towards Iran. If he wanted to please Iran, he would say bad things about Iran and destroy the relationship between them!

But now, the Soviet Defense Minister has made it very clear that the Soviet Union will fully support Iraq! Iraq will play a greater role on the stage of the Middle East!

"What if we have to fight a country that attempts to export revolution to disrupt us?" Saddam continued to ask. At this time, he couldn't be too clear, after all, Iraq was not ready for war, but he still had to express his meaning.

"We in the Soviet Union will give our full support," Ustinov said. "Not only in terms of weapons, but if necessary, we can even send troops directly south to stab the enemy in the back."

Send troops southward and stab the enemy in the back! Saddam was even more delighted when he heard this. This meant that if necessary, the Soviet army would also invade Iran! With the two sides attacking, how could Iran not die?

With the Soviet Union's promise, they can do it boldly! Saddam felt that what was unfolding before him would be a huge territory. He would first destroy Iran, and then destroy the pro-American countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait! Restore the glory of the historical Babylonian Empire!