Oman and Iran in the Pahlavi Era

Iran and Oman have shared strong diplomatic relations over the past half-century. The origins of this relationship are located in Mohammad Reza Shah’s intervention in Oman from 1972-1975. Iranian troops supported the British-backed Sultan Qaboos against the revolution of Popular Front guerrillas, who formed political relations with Iranian guerrilla opposition groups. Scholars such as Fred Halliday and James F. Goode have tangentially engaged with aspects of the Iranian intervention. This presentation argues that Oman was a site of competing internationalisms for both the Shah and the Iranian opposition, highlighting the multifaceted global connections of the late Pahlavi era.