Editing Tehran Conference (section)

=== Discussion on Iran and Turkey ===

[[Iran]] and [[Turkey]] were discussed in detail. Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin all agreed to support the Iranian government, as addressed in the following declaration:

{{blockquote |The Three Governments realize that the war has caused special economic difficulties for Iran, and they all agreed that they will continue to make available to the Government of Iran such economic assistance as may be possible, having regard to the heavy demands made upon them by their world-wide military operations, and to the world-wide shortage of transport, raw materials, and supplies for civilian consumption.<ref>Declaration of the Three Powers Regarding Iran – 1 December 1943</ref>}}

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 Iran would go to war with Germany, a common enemy to the three powers. Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt addressed the issue of Iran's special financial needs during the war and the possibility of needing aid after the war. The three powers declared to continue to render aid to Iran. The Iranian government and the three powers reached an accord within all the disagreements to maintain the independence, sovereignty, and integrity of Iran. The United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom expected Iran to follow along with the other Allies to establish peace once the war was over, which was agreed upon when the declaration was made.  -->

In addition, the Soviets pledged support to Turkey if it entered the war. Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin agreed that it would also be most desirable if Turkey entered on the Allies' side before the year was out. In order to encourage Turkey to act as soon as possible, they agreed to make "the offer to take [[Crete]] and the [[Dodecanese]] islands because they are rather close to Turkey."<ref>{{cite book | title = The Tehran, Yalta & Potsdam Conferences – Documents | year = 1969 | publisher = Progress Publishers | location = Moscow | url = https://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/government/foreign-relations/tehranyaltapotsdamconferences.pdf | page = 43 | language = en | access-date = 20 May 2023 | archive-date = 18 May 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230518092311/https://www.marxists.org/history/ussr/government/foreign-relations/tehranyaltapotsdamconferences.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref>