Operation Countenance
The 1941 Invasion of Iran and the Clash of Propaganda Narratives
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9977527 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mervyn Roberts (Central Texas College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 589-610 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210862.2019.1628638 |
| OpenAlex | W2956030515 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
The June 1941 German invasion of the Soviet Union unleashed a series of events that culminated in the Allied invasion of Iran two months later. In their propaganda, Britain and the Soviet Union publicly justified that invasion as a means of preventing Iran from falling into the German orbit. However, a review of radio broadcasts of the time shows the theme of a German menace was not widely believed in the region. Using BBC Summary of World Broadcasts transcripts from the period, this paper argues that the decision to base their propaganda on a lie also negatively affected relations in the postwar world. In that sense the decision to justify the invasion on the basis of German presence was a propaganda failure for the allies
Archaeology · Art · Economic history · German · Literature · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Soviet union · Theme (computing · European history and politics · History · Italian Fascism and Post-war Society · Law · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact
Persian Service
Immortal
The Press and Public Diplomacy in Iran, 1820–1940
Anglo‐Soviet occupation of Iran in August 1941
But what would they think of us?” Propaganda and the Manipulation of the Anglo-Soviet Occupation of Iran, 1941‒46
The Politics of Radicalism within the Iranian Army
Iran in the Nazi New Order, 1933–1941
Analysis of Radio Propaganda in the 1953 Iran Coup
The Persian Corridor and Aid to Russia
Der Welt-Dienst
World War in Iran
| Highly cited | No |
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