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Related termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Iran (Persian: ايران [ʔiˈɾɒn] (help·info)), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran and formerly known internationally as Persia until 1935, is a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf, northwestern shore of the Gulf of Oman, and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea. Both "Persia" and "Iran" are used interchangeably in cultural context; however, Iran is the name used officially in political context. The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan, and means "Land of the Aryans". The 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km², Iran has a population of over seventy million. It is a country of special geostrategic significance due to its central location in 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 and condominium, Kazakhstan and Russia are also Iran's direct neighbors to the north. Iran is bordered on the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and on the west by Turkey and Iraq. Tehran is the capital, the country's largest city and the political, cultural, commercial, and industrial center of the nation. Iran is a regional power, and holds an important position in international energy security and world economy as a result of its large reserves of petroleum and natural gas. Iran is home to one of the world's oldest continuous major civilizations, with historical and urban settlements dating back to 7000 BC. The first Iranian dynasty formed during the Elamite kingdom in 2800 BC. The Iranian Medes unified Iran into an empire in 625 BC. They were succeeded by three Iranian Empires, the Achaemenids, Parthians and Sassanids, which governed Iran for more than 1000 years. Iranian post-Islamic dynasties and empires expanded the Persian language and culture throughout the Iranian plateau. Early Iranian dynasties which re-asserted Iranian independence included the Tahirids, Saffarids, Samanids and Buyids. The blossoming of Persian literature, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, mathematics and art became major elements of Muslim civilization and started with the Saffarids and Samanids. Iran was once again reunified as an independent state in 1501 by the Safavid dynasty — who promoted Twelver Shi'a Islam as the official religion of their empire, marking one of the most important turning points in the history of Islam. "Persia's Constitutional Revolution" established the nation's first parliament in 1906, within a constitutional monarchy. Iran officially became an Islamic republic on 1 April 1979, following the Iranian Revolution. Iran is a founding member of the UN, NAM, OIC and OPEC. The political system of Iran, based on the 1979 Constitution, comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority is the Supreme Leader. Shia Islam is the official religion and Persian is the official language. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Why do people say bombing Iran like that is goign to be easy? Q. Do people who says this really know what they are talking about. Bombing another country is an act of war. So that means we go to war with Iran. Now where do we get the resource to fight this war? Bring back the draft? People Iran is not just going to let us bomb in their country and do nothing about it. Asked by lilgotti56 - Thu Jul 10 17:25:05 2008 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's not that easy. Look at why: 1. Attacing Iran will only cause the Iranian people, who are agianst the regime, to back it in the face of a foreign enemy. If there is any hope of Iranian people waking up and changing the regime it will be lost for another 50 years 2- oil prices will go through the roof and cause western economies to collapse 3-Iranian military is no Iraq or Afghanistan...these guys have the technology and know how to attack US bases in the Persian Gulf and even europe. They will attack if they are attacked, 4-US military is already booged down in Iraq. Iran controls the Shiite militias in southern Iraq. If attacked those southern Iraqis will make life hell for US forces. 5-Iran will activate Hezbolla and have them… [cont.] Answered by Andrew Milano - Sun Jul 13 21:13:28 2008 How would a war in Iran compare to the war in Iraq? Will there actually be an invasion? Q. Or would the US/Israel just hit the nuclear plants and leave? Would they try to do the same thing they did in Iraq; overthrow the government? If so, would there be a civil war in Iran similar to Iraq, even though most of Iran is Shia? Will there be any civilian casualty? Let's vote. Asked by StreetSmartWannaBe - Sun Feb 11 20:29:13 2007 - - 11 Answers - 0 Comments A. A war with Iran would be immeasurably worse. Iran is a much larger country, with a much more capable military. It is also a functioning democracy, though we may not like who they voted for. So the public reaction will be much worse. We ourselves are much worse prepared, weakened as we are by the other two wars in which we are currently engaged. And of course, as ALWAYS, there will be many civilian casualties . . . probably more than military casualties for the Iranians. Answered by ktd_73 - Sun Feb 11 20:45:11 2007 How could a World War III start if the USA attacked Iran?
Q. Doesn't every country except Iran consider Iran to be a rogue country? Who would defend Iran? Why would any country defend Iran? Asked by robert f - Sat Oct 27 01:10:29 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. No country would defend Iran. Just what could Russia or china do anyway ? Neither have the ability to move combat forces into Iran against resistance. Neither would engage in direst combat against the US, for Iran and risk it escalating into a nuclear war. Venezuela, might try and shut off the flow of oil to the US, but they would be cutting their own throat in doing so. Most people don't realize, that trade between Venezuela and the US has increased 40% the last 6 years. So we actually have better trade relations now, than ever before. Answered by jeeper_peeper321 - Sat Oct 27 01:41:06 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "iran"  news.google.com Wall Street Journal During the French leg of a European trip, Geithner talked with Fillon about a number of issues that included sanctions against Iran , the prime minister's ... Geithner, French Officials Discuss Stimulus Wall Street Journal all 1,204 news articles » news.google.com Kuala Lumpur News The newly-appointed nuclear energy chief in Iran has tried to calm the waters between his government and the US by suggesting an end to hostilities with the ... and more » news.google.com IranOilGas.com (subscription) Iran has proposed to Iraq that a joint intergovernmental company be established by the two countries to undertake management of oil affairs between Iran and ... From Google News Search: "iran"  lib.utexas.edu 1070px x 1054px | 317.70kB [source page] International Book Fair the Russian Consulate in Gilan Province oil pipelines in southern Iran and other targets according to the Intelligence Ministry communique Comparing a map of Iran s oil resources and a map of Iran showing the five provinces where the arrests took place Fars Khuzestan Gilan West Azerbaijan and Tehran provinces is illuminating  mapsofworld.com 789px x 784px | 135.70kB [source page] Buy this map in different sizes or resolutions please scroll down for the Order Form  ics.uci.edu 448px x 672px | 82.40kB [source page] Next Norway I Iran And Ireland Taken Saturday April 29 2006 09 50 34AM Original image size 3072x2048 1 6Mb From Yahoo Image Search: "iran"  sindhtoday.net SindhToday Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:57:23 GM Tehran, July 18 (Xinhua) . Iran's. new Atomic Energy Organisation chief Ali Akbar Salehi Saturday urged more efforts to gain mutual trust in order to end the disputes over the country 's nuclear programme, local English-language Press TV ...  arjay.typepad.com Vallejo Nocturno Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:12:48 GM From LRB: What all this means is that there is a genuinely liberatory potential in Islam: we don't have to go back to the tenth century to find a 'good' Islam, we have it right here, in front of us...  iran.whyweprotest.net NewsFeed Sat, 18 Jul 2009 19:50:04 GM Tehran, July 18 (Xinhua) . Iran's. new Atomic Energy Organisation chief Ali Akbar Salehi Saturday urged more efforts to gain mutual trust in order to. From Google Blog Search: "iran" Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian جمهوری اسلامی ايران), transliteration: Jomhūrī-ye Eslāmī-ye Īrān), formerly known internationally as Persia, is a Southwest Asian country located in the geographical territories of the Middle East and South Asia. Sourced
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