Violation of Persian Neutrality in World War I

The beginning of World War I, Miraculously Freed Iran form being divided between Russia and Britain. Unfortunately, however, the Persian Government couldn’t take the advantage of the then politically favorable atmosphere in both domestic and international spheres. The Persian Government, instead of allying itself with Britain and Russia, declared its neutrality. But this neutrality was violated by the Central Powers and the Allies. Meanwhile, the rift within the parliament deputies, the cabinet members, and the political parties-and dependence of Ahmad Shah and his principal ministers on Russia and Britain-caused more cabinets instability and extension of violence and chaos in Iran and culminated in the so called tripartite coalition of Russia-Britain-Iran (August, 1916) and protectorate Persia. It seems that the occurrence of Communist Revolution in Russia their occupation with their revolutionary problems were the miracle that prevented Iran from being divided between the two powers of Britain and Russia.