British military network in Iran

British military network in Iran
Dates of operationc. 1941–Unknown
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
AlliesMI6
SIME
SOE
OpponentsSecond Bureau
Abwehr
Tudeh Military Network
Battles and wars1953 Iranian coup d'état

The British military network in Iran, an intelligence gathering network that infiltrated the Iranian Armed Forces, dates back to the World War II years and is distinguishable from the long-standing local civilian network run by the British in Iran.[1]

  1. ^ Abrahamian, Ervand (2013), The Coup: 1953, the CIA, and the roots of modern U.S.–Iranian relations, New York: New Press, The, pp. 151–152, ISBN 978-1-59558-826-5