| Abstrakt: |
Despite declaring neutrality in both world wars, Iran was occupied by the allied forces and suffered from extensive damages. Occupation of Iran in World War II by the Allied forces in September 1941 (Shahrivar 1320 S.H.) and the abdication of Reza Shah brought Iran into the war unwillingly with political, economic, and social consequences, which rapidly affected Iran, especially concerning agriculture. The present study aims to evaluate the foreign control over agriculture and food supply as a case for these consequences using a historical method based on a description of the events and analyzing them with an archival data collection. Therefore, this article seeks to explain the consequence of the allies’ presence in the Iranian agricultural economy and their policy in this regard. Based on research findings, the conclusion of the Tripartite Pact, allowed the allies a direct involvement in Iranian agricultural matters. Furthermore, the priority of supporting the Soviet through Iran instead of helping the Iranian people disrupted the food supply, raising the prices, reducing the supply of major agricultural products, and multiple bread riots in Iran. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
