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==British examples during and after World War II==
{{further|Allies of World War II|List of World War II puppet states}}
The Axis demand for oil and the concern of the Allies that Germany would look to the oil-rich Middle East for a solution, caused the invasion of Iraq by the United Kingdom and the [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran|invasion of Iran]] by the UK and the Soviet Union. Pro-Axis governments in both Iraq and Iran were removed and replaced with Allied-dominated governments.

* {{Flagicon|Kingdom of Iraq}} [[Kingdom of Iraq]] (1941–1947) – Iraq was important to the United Kingdom because of its position on the route to India. Iraq also could provide strategic oil reserves. But due to the UK's weakness early in the war, Iraq backed away from the pre-war [[Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930|Anglo-Iraqi Alliance]]. On 1 April 1941, the [[Hashemites|Hashemite]] monarchy in Iraq was overthrown by a [[1941 Iraqi coup d'état|pro-German ''coup d'état'']] under [[Rashid Ali al-Gaylani|Rashid Ali]]. The Rashid Ali regime began negotiations with the [[Axis powers]] and military aid was quickly sent to [[Mosul]] via Vichy French-controlled Syria. The Germans provided a squadron of twin-engine fighters and a squadron of medium bombers. The Italians provided a squadron of biplane fighters. In mid-April 1941, a brigade of the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]] landed at [[Basra]] (Operation Sabine). On 30 April, British forces at [[RAF Habbaniya]] were besieged by a numerically inferior Iraqi force. On 2 May, the British launched pre-emptive airstrikes against the Iraqis and the [[Anglo-Iraqi War]] began. By the end of May, the siege of RAF Habbaniya was lifted, [[Fallujah]] was taken, [[Baghdad]] was surrounded by British forces, and the pro-German government of Rashid Ali collapsed. Rashid Ali and his supporters fled the country. The Hashemite monarchy under King [[Faisal II of Iraq|Faisal II]] was restored, and declared war on the Axis powers in January 1942. British and Commonwealth forces remained in Iraq until 26 October 1947.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Taqoosh|first=Muhammad Sahil|title=تاريخ العراق (الحديث والمعاصر)|publisher=Dar Al-Nafaes|year=2015|pages=190–191|language=ar|trans-title=Modern and contemporary history of Iraq}}</ref>
* {{Flagicon image|State flag of Iran (1933–1964).svg}} [[Pahlavi Iran|Imperial State of Iran]] (1941–1943) – German workers in Iran caused both the UK and the Soviet Union to question Iran's neutrality. In addition, Iran's geographical position was important to the Allies. As a result, the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran (Operation Countenance) was launched in August 1941. The following month, [[Reza Shah|Reza Shah Pahlavi]] was forced to abdicate his throne and went into exile. He was replaced by his son [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]], who was willing to declare war on the Axis powers. By January 1942, the UK and the Soviet Union agreed to end their occupation of Iran six months after the end of the war.