[darth]

The article does not mention that the Iranian government early in WWII began to position their country as an ally of Germany. The Brits, Americans, and Russians invaded to secure the Southern supply lines so that American logistics could still reach the Russians. The invasion took about two weeks and was launched from Iraq.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***The invasion took about two weeks and was launched from Iraq.***

It should also be noted that Iraq supported the Nazis by bombing British air fields in Jerusalem.

[muawiyah]

The article didn't go far enough into the past. Recent archaeological digs demonstrate conclusively that civilization arrived in Iran before it arrived in India (along the Indus, in what is now Pakistan).

They'll keep digging until they find something older than the Sumerian civilization ~ but my guess is they can't do it.