Did the war have any effect on the Iranians?

I always wondered this, as Iran was a big country even back then, but i never hear anything about them doing anything during them war.

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They were occupied by the UK and the USSR in 1941

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Persia was invaded by the Soviets and British Commonwealth in 1941

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Here is the episode (probably someone found it but just in case), the cool thing about this series that I keep learning new stuff every week.

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Here’s a thread of news articles and telegrams on the invasion:

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