So, what was the possibility of the Soviet Union annexing the rest of Azerbaijan to the Azeri SSR after WW2, instead of just retreating from Iran and leaving it a western ally? And, stretching it a little more, was there any chance the Soviets would set up some kind of Iranian People's Republic in the northern half of the country, while leaving the south a British-American puppet? If that was to happen what would be the allied reaction? Would Truman risk another world war?
IOTL Stalin supported the establishment of two short-lived rump states respectively in Azeri and Kurdish northwestern Iran, but decided to back down and allow the Pahlavi dynasty to reoccupy the area.
IOTL Stalin supported the establishment of two short-lived rump states respectively in Azeri and Kurdish northwestern Iran, but decided to back down and allow the Pahlavi dynasty to reoccupy the area.