Author profile: Hugo Jackson

British Diplomacy and Iranian Angst: British Iranian Relations, 1973 -1979

Hugo Jackson • Sep 14 2011 • Essays

The Iranian pre-disposition to distrust the British has been referred to widely in both primary and secondary sources, yet has not been rigorously analysed in either its manifestations of effects. This essay will examine the effect of this cultural trait on the last six years of the reign of Mohammed Reza Shah, and on the conduct of British foreign policy during that period.