Iran

Iran (Persian: ?????) is a Middle Eastern country located in Southwest Asia bordering Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Turkmenistan to the north, Pakistan and Afghanistan to the east, Turkey and Iraq to the west. Although locally known as Iran at least since the Sassanian period, until 1935 the country was referred to in the West as Persia. In 1959, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi announced that both terms could be used. In 1979 a revolution which was eventually led by the Ayatollah Khomeini, established a theocratic Islamic Republic, changing the country's official name into the Islamic Republic of Iran (?????? ?????? ?????). The name Iran is a cognate of the Aryan meaning "Land of the Aryans."

Miscellaneous topics

• Foreign relations of Iran
• U.S.-Iran relations
• Iran-Contra Affair
• Iran-Iraq War
• Iran-Israel relations
• Communications in Iran
• Iranian Blogs
• Internet censorship in Iran
• Iranian Media
• Persian
• Transportation in Iran
• Minorities
• Ethnic minorities in Iran
• Religious Minorities
• Sports:
• Football in Iran
• History:
• White Revolution
• Parthia
• Other topics:
• Iran's nuclear program
• Iran and weapons of mass destruction
• Military of Iran
• List of Iranian celebrities
• Family Planning in Iran
• Airlines of Iran
• Holidays in Iran