The role of Ahmad Ghavam in expanding US influence in Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of History (Tarikh)

zahra amiri ¹ , reza shabanisamghabadi ² , mohamad kalhor ³

1 - PhD student , Department of History, Yadegare -Imam- Khomeini (RAh) shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran
2 - Professor of History Department, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of History, Yadegare -Imam- Khomeini (RAh) shahre Rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran,Iran

Received: 2022-05-23 Accepted : 2022-09-13 Published : 2023-01-02

Keywords: Iran, America, Third Force, Ahmed Qawam, Arthur Millspo,

Abstract :

When Qawam came to power in June 1301 A.H., the policy of entering America as a third force was placed on the agenda of Qawam's government. The result of this policy was Arto Millespo's dominance over Iran's economy. With Reza Shah's accession to the throne, the policy of expanding American influence began to decline, and in December 1314 A.H., it led to the termination of political relations between Iran and the United States. Although the relations between the two countries were re-established in December 1318 AH, it did not lead to the expansion of American influence. The events caused by Shahrivar 1320 A.H. caused Qavam to appear again in the sphere of politics. Qavam took effective steps in the third (August 1321-1321 AH) and fourth (February 1324-1326 AH) administrations in expanding the political, military and economic influence of America as the third force. The present research, benefiting from the historical research method based on analysis, aims to deal with the role of Qawam governments in the expansion of American influence in Iran, during the years 1301 AH to 1326 AH. A policy that first raised America as the third force in Iran and made it the most influential country in Iran after the coup d'état on August 28, 1332 AH. The basic finding of the current research shows that after Shahrivar 1320 AH/1941 AD, with the aim of preventing the growth of communism, Qawam al-Sultaneh played a major role in the entry of America into the foreign policy scene