| | Noted<ref name=jta-122005/>: [Iran under Reza Shah Pahlavi (reigned 1925–1941) admired Nazi ideology, especially the concept of the “Aryan” race, even renaming Persia to “Iran” in 1935 to emphasize this connection. Iran hosted Gestapo agents and served as a base for Nazi operations in the Middle East. | | Noted<ref name=jta-122005/>: [Iran under Reza Shah Pahlavi (reigned 1925–1941) admired Nazi ideology, especially the concept of the “Aryan” race, even renaming Persia to “Iran” in 1935 to emphasize this connection. Iran hosted Gestapo agents and served as a base for Nazi operations in the Middle East. |
| − | At the cooperation between [[Nazi]] Germany and the [[Grand of Jerusalem]], Amin al-Husseini, who promoted anti-Jewish policies, opposed Jewish refugees escaping to Palestine, and supported alliances between Arab nationalist movements and the Nazis, Iran is was a refuge --including for the Mufti escaping Iraq, and operational center for Nazi agents and pro-Nazi activities during the war, until Allied forces invaded Iran in 1941 and removed many pro-Nazi officials. | + | At the cooperation between [[Nazi]] Germany and the [[Grand Mufti of Jerusalem]], Amin al-Husseini, who promoted anti-Jewish policies, opposed Jewish refugees escaping to Palestine, and supported alliances between Arab nationalist movements and the Nazis, Iran is was a refuge --including for the Mufti escaping Iraq, and operational center for Nazi agents and pro-Nazi activities during the war, until Allied forces invaded Iran in 1941 and removed many pro-Nazi officials. |
| | Some Iranians volunteered in the Muslim [[Waffen-SS]] units organized by the mufti in Bosnia. At the same time, it notes that Iran also allowed some Jewish refugees to pass through the country for a fee, benefiting financially from refugee transit during and after the Holocaust. | | Some Iranians volunteered in the Muslim [[Waffen-SS]] units organized by the mufti in Bosnia. At the same time, it notes that Iran also allowed some Jewish refugees to pass through the country for a fee, benefiting financially from refugee transit during and after the Holocaust. |