WI: Iran remains neutral during WW2?

Say, Reza Shah manages to steer Iran through WW2 as a neutral nation (with concessions to the Allies) and doesn't get invaded by Britain and the USSR. How does Iran fare post-WW2?
 
It was my understanding that the British wanted to keep control of the oil and the Soviets wanted a rail line for lend lease deliveries. With these two important reasons, it is hard to imagine them taking any chances with Iran.

"The Persian Corridor was a supply route through Iran into Soviet Azerbaijan by which British aid and American Lend-Lease supplies were transferred to the Soviet Union during World War II.

This supply route originated in the US and UK with ships sailing around the Cape of Good Hope to the Persian Gulf. From there, the materiel transited Iran to the USSR. Other supply routes included the Northern route across the Arctic, and the Pacific route which handled US cargo at Vladivostok and then used the Trans-Siberian Railway across the USSR.

This Persian Route became the only viable, all-weather route to be developed to supply Soviet needs."
 
As I point out at https://www.alternatehistory.com/forum/threads/what-if-shah-not-toppled-in-1941.299417/#post-8467816 "(1) There were rumors that if Reza Shah were to break with the Germans, they might stage a coup against him. (Rashid Ali's coup in Iraq, which was aided by the Germans, no doubt heightened this fear, even though Rashid Ali was soon ousted; incidentally, the "pro-Nazi" Reza Shah had turned down German demands to supply fuel lubricants for Iraqi fighters. http://books.google.com/books?id=dUHhTPdJ6yIC&pg=PT622) So even if the British had trusted Reza Shah more than they did, they would have felt that they had to invade. And of course, the Soviets did not need much persuasion to join in..."

I just don't think the invasion was avoidable.
 
Say, Reza Shah manages to steer Iran through WW2 as a neutral nation (with concessions to the Allies) and doesn't get invaded by Britain and the USSR. How does Iran fare post-WW2?
I don't think they were given the option by the British and Soviets.
Indeed, this was one of those 'just incase' invasions. The British had plans to do the same with Norway. The discovery of some documents about it helped out Vidkun Quisling a bit, as prior to it he had went to Nuremberg and/or Berlin to meet Hitler, making claims the British had plans to invade. And yes, reminds me a bit of the invasion of Persia during WWI. Frankly, it seems the only way Iran could avoid invasion by the Allies or Entente during those wars would have been if they had declared war on Germany and the Ottomans. Which still probably would have ended up with Russians and Brits moving in to 'help out'. Side note, I have seen maps that have am American color in Iran at points in WWII. For the Persian Corridor. I think this was one of the US's big early influences on Iran.
 
Indeed, this was one of those 'just incase' invasions. The British had plans to do the same with Norway. The discovery of some documents about it helped out Vidkun Quisling a bit, as prior to it he had went to Nuremberg and/or Berlin to meet Hitler, making claims the British had plans to invade. And yes, reminds me a bit of the invasion of Persia during WWI. Frankly, it seems the only way Iran could avoid invasion by the Allies or Entente during those wars would have been if they had declared war on Germany and the Ottomans. Which still probably would have ended up with Russians and Brits moving in to 'help out'. Side note, I have seen maps that have am American color in Iran at points in WWII. For the Persian Corridor. I think this was one of the US's big early influences on Iran.

Yes I believe "Stormin Norman" Schwarzkopf of Gulf War fame's father was the commander of US forces in Iran during the war. Mostly logistical duties building the transport network that allowed LL to flow to the Soviets.
 
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