Tehran Conference · Konferans-e Tehran

Culture of origin: Iranian · Historical

Holiday sources: Iran

Codenamed Eureka, the Tehran Conference was the first wartime meeting of the Allied 'Big Three': Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill. It was held at the Soviet embassy in Tehran, more than two years after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran, while the country was under Allied occupation. Its main outcome was the British and American commitment to open a second front against Nazi Germany; in a separate agreement the three leaders pledged to recognise Iran's independence.