31. A British naval and paratrooper landing force landed at Abadan securing the city and the refinery. 32. Separately, the agency said that a missile hit southern Iran Monday near the city of Abadan . 33. He recalls every moment of the attack near the southwestern Iranian border city of Abadan in 1987. 34. The plant manager was to be M . Arvin who formerly managed the Shiraz and Abadan plants. 35. From 1935 to 1938 he worked for the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in Abadan , Iran. 36. The sources estimated the column at about 120 vehicles, heading southeast along the main road toward Abadan . 37. After total nationalization, Iran focused on supplying oil domestically and built a pipeline from Abadan to Tehran. 38. What used to be Iran's largest refinery at Abadan was destroyed, never to fully recover. 39. In 1949, she loaded a cargo at Abadan , Iran and delivered it to Sydney, Australia. 40. This led to British counter-moves and the loss of nearly all income during the Abadan Crisis.