Iraqi military vehicles with soldiers moving into Iran during the Iraqi invasion of Iran (Iran-Iraq War). Iraqi soldiers raise rifles while on board a truck pulling artillery. Iraqi infantry pose with BMP-1 tracked carriers in Iran. Chinese-made Type 59 tanks of the Iraqi Army in Iran. A mural portrait of Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Iraqi soldiers walk past other murals of Ayatollah Khomeini near a house, one covered with an "X" Iraqi soldiers apply a poster of Saddam Hussein on a tank before posing and smiling for the camera.
Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi meeting with Prime Minister Hussein Ala at Sa’adabad Palace (Tehran Province, Tehran, District 1, Taheri St, RC8F+FJ7, Iran), in northern Tehran, Iran. Large garden by Palace and Alborz mountains in background. The Shah of Iran seats himself in a chair, at a desk. The Prime Minister sits and converses with him. Shah of Iran reads several official documents and annotates one. A paper on the desk is labeled: "US News Report."
Russian troops leave Iran and street riots in Iran. Russian troops leave Iran in 1945 after the end of World War II. People walk carrying bouquets. A Russian officer gets into a jeep. People of Iran look at the departure of the Russian troops from the balcony of their buildings. People stand on both sides of a road. Russian Army vehicles move past. Later scenes show street riots in Iran in 1950. People ride horses during the riots.
Iraqi soldiers move into Southern Iran during the Iraqi invasion of Iran. Iraqi tanks roll past civilians on bridge over the Shatt al-Arab river. A ship in the Shatt al-Arab river. Sign in English and Arabic says, “Welcome to Iran”. A desert dirt road in Iran. Iraqi military vehicles parked in a garage. Smiling Iraqi soldiers posing together, raising their hands with the “V” sign. (Iran-Iraq War period.)
Segment from the United Nations Security Council meeting at Hunter College, New York City, United States, on March 27, 1946. At the time, the Soviet Union, with its troops in Iran, and with interest in the governance and autonomy of Azerbaijan, was pushing to postpone discussion of the appeal by Iran that the action of the Soviet Army in Iran was a threat to international peace and security. American statesman James F. Byrnes, Edward R. Stettinius, Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko and representatives of the UN Security Council member countries are seen entering the conference room at Hunter College, New York City. The dignitaries seated at a table. Delegates and spectators present. Gromyko, the Soviet representative to the United Nations, speaks in Russian. Other delegates listen, seated behind. A delegate from China speaks. Several delegates raise their hands with questions. U.S. representative James Byrnes demands that the Iranians be given a chance to be heard. The Soviet delegation stands and exits the talks abruptly. Iranian delegate Hossein Ala', Iran's Ambassador to the United States approaches the table and is seated. The delegates listen as Mr. Hossein Ala addresses the council. Mr. Ala urges the council to take action, saying, "Iran views with grave concern any delay in the consideration by the council of the merits of these disputes. For these reasons, on behalf of my government, I request the council to take up these matters at once and reach, without reference to further negotiations, a solution consistent with the principles of the charter."
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran, speaks about the economic system of Iran. An English dubbing translates the Shah’s comments. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi speaks how Iran has adopted a capitalist system (defined as “if you accept what is not communist is capitalist”) despite every natural and industrial resources of the country is nationalized. The Shah added that almost half of companies in Iran have opened their accounts to the public.