Stalin decides that when Hitler Invades France it might be a good chance to make a grab for the Middle East and does so.

His objective is to grab Turkey, Northern Iran, Kurdistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine.

Turkey is his main goal as the Soviets have long wanted secure access to the Mediterranean Sea, Kurdistan gives a secure base for further expansion into Iraq and Iran for their oil fields and for access to the Gulf, thus making it even harder for the Soviet Union to be blockaded.

Syria, Lebanon, and Palestine further extend his reach in the Mediterranean sea.

Stalin expects Hitler to bog down in France and is counting on that to achieve victory while the Allies and Hitler duke it out.

How does this go down?


Edited as requested.