Links related to my post #29, in English.
You said: >>>”As I mentioned, there were Iranian diplomats who saved Jews, some honored at Yad Vashem, but I believe we’re talking post British occupation.”<<<
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16190541
“But Sardari [an Iranian diplomat] used his influence and German contacts to gain exemptions from Nazi race laws for more than 2,000 Iranian Jews, and possibly others, arguing that they did not have blood ties to European Jewry.”
“He was also able to help many Iranians, including members of Jewish community, return to Tehran by issuing them with the new-style Iranian passports they needed to travel across Europe.”
Salient point in response to yours: “after British Occupation of Iran” — seems the treaty Iran signed with the Allies actually hindered Sardari’s efforts to help Iranian-Jews in Europe, and his efforts were BEFORE “British occupation” of Iran:
“When Britain and Russia invaded Iran in September 1941, Sardari’s humanitarian task become more perilous.”
“Iran signed a treaty with the Allies and Sardari was ordered by Tehran to return home as soon as possible.”
The BBC link/account is apparently an excerpt from a more recent book.
The following link is about Polish nationals (incl. Polish Jews) who managed to cross the border into Iran from Russia (USSR) - this was AFTER USSR & British occupation of Iran during WW2.
It does not specifically mention Jews there, but we know many Polish Jews were among prisoners Stalin too kept in the USSR back then.
http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Personal_Names/polish_name_dariusz.htm
Don’t want to beat it to death, but you may be misunderstanding me. I’m not questioning that there were Iranians who saved Jews, I acknowledged that. 25,000 people are honored at Yad Vashem as Righteous Among The Nations from most of Europe, even a few from outside of Europe. However the commendable actions of Sardari, even if he saved 2,000 rather than the hundreds most sources cite, hardly qualifies Iran as a haven of the Jewish people. Zarif’s contension.