British Diplomatic Oil Crisis: Contemporary Anglo-Saxon Geopolitical Rivalries in the Persian Gulf: Drawing a Lesson? Or Sir Anthony Eden‘s Delusion of Grandeur.

The
British Government’s view on the defence of the Persian Gulf was
also similar to that of the United States. In the words of the
British Ambassador in Teheran:

Both the
United States and British Governments are of the opinion
that armed forces of Iran should have capabilities beyond those of
maintaining internal security.6

Consequently the American policy towards Iran became: ‘The United
States will exert all feasible efforts to prevent the loss of
Iranian independence to the U.S.S.R.’ .7
Furthermore, the United States’ policy in the Persian Gulf became:

The
United States shall look to the nation directly threatened to
assume the primary responsibility of the manpower for its
defense.8

According
to the State Department, the ‘United States has a vital
interest in assisting free world countries to defend themselves
against Communist subversion.’ 9

Though
the Americans did not have enough materials, and funds to
allocate to such an urgent need as the Persian Gulf, nevertheless
they started giving Iran equipment and training. According to the
State Department:

The US
has the co-operation of the Iranian in a rather extensive
special program for indoctrination of the Armed