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Khuzestan in the south west of Iran is an interesting place. It's among the most ethnically diverse, wealthiest, most populous and oil rich provinces in Iran. It's considered an integral part of Iran by the Iranians and has been associated with many persian states for thousands of years. At least since the fall of the Ottoman empire their has been unrest and separatism in Khuzestan, especially among the Arabs.

Are there any plausible alternate histories, with POD in the 20th century, that could have led to a sovereign Khuzestani state?

What would an independent Khuzestan look like, internally and in its foreign relations? I imagine it would be on poor terms with its neighbours Iran who might look to reclaim it, and with Iraq who has an unhappy shia population. Are their any probable allies besides the USA and USSR?
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