In this episode, Keyvan and Séamus cover the rise of the first Pahlavi Shah, the Anglo-Soviet invasion that deposed him, and how Stalin occupied northwest Iran to pressure the Iranian state into giving up some of its oil to the USSR.

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The Greatest Sin explores how foreign interference, lies, and malice has shaped Iran's history over the past century.

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The Greatest Sin explores how foreign interference, lies, and malice has shaped Iran's history over the past century.

The Greatest Sin explores&nbsp;how foreign interference, lies, and malice has shaped Iran's history over the past century.

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