After the majority of Bahrain’s population declared their desire for independence, the Shah agreed. Despite the disapproval of Persian nationalists, Iran ultimately renounced its claims of sovereignty over Bahrain in May of 1970.
On this day, March 30, in 1970, with the approval of the Shah of Iran, a group of U.N. representatives entered Bahrain and began a survey to determine whether the islanders wanted independence from Iran. The Shah agreed to this survey because he wanted the British to withdraw their forces from the Iranian islands of Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb in the Persian Gulf.
After the majority of Bahrain’s population declared their desire for independence, the Shah agreed. Despite the disapproval of Persian nationalists, Iran ultimately renounced its claims of sovereignty over Bahrain in May of 1970.
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