Mohammad Reza Pahlavi had been Shah only under the occupation of the Allies after seeing his father treated horribly and forced to exile the country after the British, Americans, and Soviets demanded the Iranians join them in the war effort or be destroyed. Since the end of the war, until two months ago there were still Allied troops occupying the country, whether they were at one point British or at the most recent Soviet soldiers. With the last vestige of Allied control in Iran having left, the Shah was in a very precarious position. His father was the first to establish the new dynasty after the fall of the Qajars, and had attempted to maintain a neutral pathway for Iran before being waylaid by World War Two and the Allies. Mohammad had come to power after his father's exile with much popularity, but that was mostly because of him being seen as someone who had studied in the West and had a passionate love of his country. He was also a proud and arrogant man, to a fault. And his failure to do much as Shah so far had strengthened those who would see him fail, such as the Tudeh Party and the newly-formed Iranian Peoples's Party, which is vehemently anti-British and anti-Soviet while also calling for the removal of the monarchy for it's view of it being a puppet of the West.

Furthermore, the Shah's expensive personal taste and the constant spending by both him and the Majlis lead to some need for greater income. The Majlis had also struggled to find a new Prime Minister to take over the position since Mohammad Sa'ed had resigned due to pressure from the Soviets and the Tudeh Party. This power vacuum had given Reza Shah a perfect opportunity to truly show the world and his people that he was a true autocrat and a true leader while ensuring that he and only he would receive credit. He would stand in front of the Majlis and give an impassioned speech about the state of Iran:

*"Iran has struggled under foreign occupation by those would see us stuck in the dirt and sand that they so love for the black gold that powers their war machines and their way of life. They do this while the Iranian people see none of the work and their toil paid back, and my father saw this when they threatened him unless he gave them control over the oh-so-important resource. If any here thought that those people could be satiated, you only need to see the fact that I stand here before you, and not my father. After mere years of their agreement, they once again demanded he open up the country to their greedy fingers or face invasion. When he finally stood up and said no more, they removed him from his home country and he can no longer see his people or his birth place. But I stand here now, to say that I have learned from my father's mistakes. I will not lay down for them, for fear of them simply coming back to demand yet another dishonorable deal. I am standing up to them now, so that the people of Iran may one day no longer have to see poverty, so that our schools can be full of bright eyed Iranian children, and that the corruption and rotted political life of Iran will be no longer when the West's influence has been fully removed."

It was after he stepped down to the applause of the Majlis that the official bill was put forth and passed easily. It announced the destruction of the oil concession that would've otherwise expired in 1993 and the expropriation of the AIOC's assets in Iran. A commission would be created to run the numbers on "just compensation" for the assets lost by the AIOC, estimated to be about 25% of the profits of the AIOC in Iran for a few years period. The Shah was aware of the problem he could face with the power of the West united, but he was sure that the British were too tired of conflict to be willing to do anything drastic, and he believed the Americans would understand the necessary action that has taken place. To ensure he would be safe, he would send a letter to Josef Stalin, the man who had just a few months ago supported the separatist states, asking for support on the international stage and gauging whether the Soviets would even be willing to provide more material support in terms of equipment or intelligence gathering should there be foul play at hand.