Tag: widespread famine

Oct 19
8-10 million Iranians died over Great Famine caused by the British in late 1910s

One of the little-known chapters of history was the widespread famine in Iran during World War I, caused by the British presence in Iran. After the Russian Revolution of 1917, Britain became the main foreign power in Iran and this famine or–more accurately–‘genocide’ was committed by the British. The document in the American Archives, reporting […]