7/20 It can't be more symbolic than that. In 1907, tsarist diplomacy vowed to "respect independence of Persia." In 2 years, Russian troops invaded Iran to crack down on the revolution. As one Tehran-based tsarist clerk noted, "to respect (its sovereignty) does not mean to support it."
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Oleksandr Polianichev on Twitter: "It can't be more symbolic than that. In 1907, tsarist diplomacy vowed to "respect independence of Persia." In 2 yea… https://t.co/OKqx0ZWi7e"
