Impact of the North Oil Score on Iran-Soviet Relations

Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research

Azim Rafizadeh ¹ , alireza abtahi ² , soheyla torabi ³

1 - Islamic teachings,faculty of Human Sciences,Islamic Azad University of Rasht Branch, Rasht, Iran
2 - استادیارگروه تاریخ واحدنجف آباد، دانشگاه آزاداسلامی، نجف آباد، ایران([e-mail]) نویسنده مسئول
3 - دانشیارگروه تاریخ واحد نجف آباد، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، نجف آباد، ایران.

Received: 2017-12-10 Accepted : 2018-11-13 Published : 2018-09-21

Keywords: Iran, Russia, Soviet Union, North Oil, Score,

Abstract :

In the history of Iran's relations with the Soviet-Union, the issue of the North Oil Score is of particular importance. When the five northern provinces of Iran were excluded from the Darcy-contract and the British won the South-Oil Score without any problems, since then, Russia and the Soviet Union have been trying to obtain similar privileges in Iran. The Soviet Union sought to earn points from the northern oil. But with the passage of the Iranian National Assembly not to give up any oil pledge until the end of the world war, however there were some problems in the internal situation in Iran, the Soviets failed to achieve this goal. The issue of applying for a petroleum scourge has become a major controversy in relations between Iran and the Soviet-Union. The Soviet Union was never satisfied with the powerful western powers such as the United States and Britain to close to the borders of the country on the pretext of extracting oil. Iran also pursued its own goals with the North Oil Score. The Iranian government that was usually under pressure from Russia and the United Kingdom, in the first attempt, with the suggestion of transferring North-American concessions, while reducing its economic problems, tried to released the Soviet and British pressure. Meanwhile, putting the third power foot on Iran could have adjusted the conditions for Iran in international competitions. As a result, despite the tendency to lease the North-Oil Score to American and British companies, they opposed the Soviet request.