Iranian famine of 1942–1943

The Iranian famine of 1942–1943 was a period of mass starvation during the Anglo-Soviet occupation of Iran during World War II. Iran had been invaded in August 1941 by the joint forces of the Soviet Union and United Kingdom despite being a neutral country during World War II, resulting in the collapse of Reza Shah's military, political and social order as well as his deposition and exile. The British preferred to restore a Qajar to the throne but begrudgingly accepted the 21 year-old Mohammad Reza Pahlavi after finding no suitable Qajar candidates.

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