Iran
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Iran is a country in the Middle East known as Persia until 1935. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran.
The country is bordered on the north by Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan, with Kazakhstan and Russia to the north across the Caspian Sea. Iran is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, on the west by Iraq and on the northwest by Turkey.
Growing dissent against foreign influence and political repression led to the 1979 Revolution and the establishment of an Islamic republic.
See also
- Ancient Near East
- Alamut Castle
- 2017–18 Iranian protests
- 2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire
- Death of Neda Agha-Soltan
