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In April this year, a columnist in the Egyptian government daily Al-Akbar defiantly repeated his "thanks to Hi tler, of bl[sic]essed memory[sic], who on behalf of the Palestinians, revenged in advanced against the most vile criminals on the face of the earth. Although we do have a complaint attains him for his revenge[sic] on them was not enough".}}
In April this year, a columnist in the Egyptian government daily Al-Akbar defiantly repeated his "thanks to Hi tler, of bl[sic]essed memory[sic], who on behalf of the Palestinians, revenged in advanced against the most vile criminals on the face of the earth. Although we do have a complaint attains him for his revenge[sic] on them was not enough".}}
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===Iran===
Noted,<ref>[https://www.jta.org/archive/despite-holocaust-denial-iran-seen-to-have-worked-with-nazis Despite Holocaust Denial, Iran Seen to Have Worked with Nazis]. ''Jewish Telegraphic Agency'', December 20, 2005.</ref>
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.
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.
In fact, Iran and elements of the broader Arab world had significant interactions and cooperation with Nazi Germany, making later Holocaust denial historically contradictory.
Writer concludes:
{{Cquote|Iran and its leaders not only were aware of the Holocaust, they played both sides. The country offered overland escape routes for refugee Jews fleeing Nazi persecution to Israel — and later fleeing postwar Iraqi fascist persecution — but only in exchange for extortionary passage fees. Thousands of Jews made their way to Israel via Iran both during the Holocaust and after the fall of Hitler, when Arab leaders, especially in Iraq, tried to continue Germany’s anti-Jewish program. Iran profited handsomely.
To play all sides of the Holocaust drama — and now to deny that the Holocaust even happened — should be very difficult in a nation named for Hitler’s master race.}}
In October, 1941, the Allies: British, Russians and other Allied forces invaded Iran to break up the Iran-Nazi alliance. Pro-Nazi generals and ministers were arrested and the shah’s Western-leaning son was installed.
==Africa campaign==
==Africa campaign==