Iran has become the modern Muslim world, but the whole world and become one of the most powerful nations on the scene now
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About Iran
Iran officially the Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name “Iran”, which in Persian means “Land of the Aryans”, has been in use natively since the Sassanian era. It came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia . Both “Persia” and “Iran” are used interchangeably in cultural contexts; however, “Iran” is the name used officially in political contexts.
Iran’s history
The 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km2 , Iran has a population of around 79 million. It is a country of particular geopolitical significance owing to its location in the Middle East and central Eurasia. Iran is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan. As Iran is a littoral state of the Caspian Sea, which is an inland sea, Kazakhstan and Russia are also Iran’s direct neighbors to the north
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Iran’s Ahmadinejad on Holocaust
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Williams to clarify his statements about the Holocaust“China will not hesitate to protect Iran even with a third World War
announced more sanctions against Iran.
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Iran’s parliament grills embattled president
Iran‘s parliament grilled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday over a long list of accusations, including that he mismanaged the nation’s economy and defied the authority of the country’s supreme leader.
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