The U.S.-Soviet confrontation in Iran, 1945-1962

By Kristen Blake

Subjects: United states, foreign relations, soviet union, International Relations, Foreign relations, United states, military policy, United states, foreign relations, iran, General, Iran, politics and government, Cold War, Iran, foreign relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Soviet union, foreign relations, iran, United states, foreign relations, iraq, Government, United states, history, chronology, Iraq, foreign relations, Soviet union, foreign relations, united states, Iran, history, International

Description: This book is a study of the origins, development, and end of the U.S.-Soviet Cold War rivalry in Iran from 1945 to 1962 and its influence on the political and economic development of the country. It traces the roots of this rivalry to the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran in 1941 during the Second World War that subsequently led to U.S. involvement in Iran in 1942 as part of the Allied war effort. While analyzing the superpower rivalry, the book also focuses on the development of U.S.-Iranian relations andU. S. policy toward Iran, whose primary goal was to keep Iran free from communism. The book.