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{{Short description|United Nations Security Council resolution}}
{{Infobox UN resolution
|number = 2
|organ = SC
|date = 30 January
|year = 1946
|meeting = 5
|code = S/RES/2
|document = https://undocs.org/S/RES/2(1946)
|for = 11
|abstention = 0
|against = 0
|subject = [[Iran crisis of 1946]]
|result = Adopted
|image = LocationRepublicofKurdistan.png
|caption = Approximate extent of the [[Republic of Mahabad]]
}}

'''United Nations Security Council Resolution 2''' was adopted unanimously on 30 January 1946. The [[United Nations Security Council|Council]] urged [[Iran]] and the [[Soviet Union]] to resolve the [[Iran crisis of 1946|crisis caused by the Soviet occupation of Iranian territory]].<ref>United Nations Security Council. (1946). The Iranian Question (Resolution No. 2). Retrieved from [https://undocs.org/Home/Mobile?FinalSymbol=S%2FRES%2F2(1946) UN Official Documents].</ref>

== Background ==
Soviet presence in Iran began in 1942 when Iran signed an agreement allowing British and Soviet troops to enter the country to defend its oil fields against a possible German attack.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Soviets announce withdrawal from Iran |url=https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-announce-withdrawal-from-iran |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=HISTORY |language=en}}</ref> The treaty contained a specific provision that required all foreign troops to exit Iran within six months from the end of the war, but the Soviets remained past the withdrawal deadline.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anglo-Soviet-Iranian Treaty of 1942 |url=https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Anglo-Soviet-Iranian+Treaty+of+1942 |access-date=2022-05-22 |website=TheFreeDictionary.com}}</ref>

[[Harry S. Truman]]'s election signaled the beginning of a more hostile [[Foreign policy of the United States|American foreign policy]] towards the Soviet Union. In an attempt to contain the spread of Soviet influence, the United States brought the matter to the United Nations in the form of a formal complaint.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

== Aftermath ==
The immediate withdrawal of troops was pledged by the Soviet Union on 25 March 1946. In exchange for the withdrawal, Iran offered oil concessions to the [[Government of the Soviet Union|Soviet government]].{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}

==See also==
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* [[Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran]]
* [[Azerbaijan People's Government]]
* [[List of United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iran]]
* [[Republic of Mahabad]]
* [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 3]]
* [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 5]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
* [https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviets-announce-withdrawal-from-iran Soviets announce withdrawal from Iran]
* [https://www.jstor.org/stable/2148118 The Iranian Crisis of 1945-46 and the Cold War]

==External links==
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