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...9 B.C.) First [[Archaemedid]] emperor; founded [[Persia]] by uniting two [[Iran|Iranian]] tribes, the [[Medes]] and the [[Persian]]s.

Southernmost part of Iraq, in the waterway between Iran and Iraq and extending near [[Kuwait]]

Bordered by Afghanistan, Iran, [[Kazakhstan]] and Uzbekistan, a landlocked, predominantly [[Muslim]], na

Latifi's viper; venomous viper species endemic in Iran.

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...nt seaport of Iraq, on the narrow Shaitt al Arab waterway between Iraq and Iran

...subspecies of the genus ''Echis'', found in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran and parts of the Arabian Peninsula.

...it]], and [[Iraq War]] for things since the 2003 invasion. Also see Iraq, Iran and [[Middle East]] for more geographic coverage.''

[[Head of government]] of the [[State of Iran]]; does not control the military; incumbent is [[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad]]

{{r|Soviet support for Iran during the Iran-Iraq War}}

...يران, meaning "land of the Aryans"), officially the '''Islamic Republic of Iran''' ([[Persian language]]: جمهوری اسلامی ايران), is a Middl [[Image:Iran pol2001.jpg|right|600px|Iran]]

...n mountain viper, zigzag mountain viper; venomous viper species endemic in Iran.

A conservative [[State of Iran|Iranian]] political party, made up of an alliance of clerics and merchants,

...member of the genus ''Cerastes'', found in the Middle East from Israel to Iran, and especially in the Arabian Peninsula.

[[al-Qaeda]] spokesman and fundraiser, thought to be in Iran; took responsibility for [[2002 bombing of Tunisian synagogue]] in a video

Capital of [[Herat Province]] in western Afghanistan, bordering Iran and Turkmenistan; often considered the cultural capital of Afghanistan

...onii'', found only in the desert region of Balochistan near the borders of Iran, Pakistan and Afghanistan.

The seventh largest city in Iran, headquarters of the clerical hierarchy and a holy city to [[Shi'a]] Islam

...[U.S. State Department]], Legal Counsel to the Senate [[Iran-Contra Affair|Iran-Contra Committee]], and Director for Intelligence, Senior Director for Crit

...Middle East Consulting Associates; Chairman, [[Foundation for Democracy in Iran]]; prior work with the [[U.S. Information Agency]] and the [[Voice of Ameri

...h the countries of the [[Middle East]], [[North Africa]]n [[Maghreb]], and Iran

{{r|Soviet support for Iran during the Iran-Iraq War}}

...r, of which many failed to explode. See French support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. ...raft hit the frigate ''USS Stark'', patrolling the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War, on 17 May 1987. These badly damaged the ship, which saved itself

** [[/Trees of Iran|Trees of Iran]]

| title = Country Fact Sheet: Iran | title = Iran: Religious Leaders and Opposition Movements

*Observer members: [[India]], Iran, [[Mongolia]], Pakistan | title = Russia halts sale of air defense missiles to Iran

...Stevenson, LLC; Advisory Board, America Abroad Media; U.S. immigrant from Iran before the 1979 revolution; Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs and Am

...terceptor]] aircraft developed for the [[United States Navy]]; exported to Iran before the [[1979 Iranian Islamic Revolution]]; retired for the [[F-18 Supe

...relations and the Middle East, with particular reference to the Cold War, Iran, and the Arabian peninsula.

{{r|CIA activities in Iran}} {{r|U.K. support for Iraq during the Iran-Iraq War}}

...ernmost part of the country, extending into Shatt al-Arab waterway between Iran, Iraq and Bubiyan Island. ===Iran-Iraq War===

...independent [[Central Asia|Central Asian]] nation neighboring Afghanistan, Iran, [[Kazakhstan]] and Uzbekistan and with coast on the [[Caspian Sea]]

...Central Intelligence Agency]]; convicted and pardoned for involvement in [[Iran-Contra affair]]

...erts and semi-deserts of northern North Africa eastward through Arabia and Iran.

...al is the city of [[Herat]], is in western Afghanistan, on the border with Iran.

...iatory strikes on Iranian oil platfors and vessels, the shooting down of [[Iran Air Flight 655]], and countermeasures to Iranian mining of international wa

...istry]] and a senior [[Mossad]] officer; Israel's project officer in the [[Iran-Contra Affair]]

...system of governance, government, and opposition (including insurgency) in Iran; characterized by both a complex structure of six or more constitutional bo

...in viper, Armenian mountain viper; venomous viper species found in Turkey, Iran, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and possibly also in Iraq.

...gence]] during the [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan Administration]] and leader of [[Iran-Contra Affair]]; attorney; in the World War II Office of Strategic Services

...LLP, in Rochester, New York; board member, [[Foundation for Democracy in Iran]]; volunteer election monitor with the [[National Endowment for Democracy|I

|Zoroaster_Yazd.jpg|Zoroaster on a plaque near Yazd, Iran

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...ate of Ayatollah [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] in the [[1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran]], he has been President and Speaker of the Parliament, and is considered a

...ages, including the majority of languages spoken in Europe, the Plateau of Iran and the subcontinent of India, that share a considerable common vocabulary

...f Justice, 1994-1999; Associate Counsel, Office of Independent Counsel for Iran-Contra, 1987-1989; [[Assistant U.S. Attorney]] for the Southern District of

...uthwestern Asia]], with a shore on the [[Caspian Sea]], major borders with Iran and [[Russia]], a tense border with [[Armenia]] and a small European portio

| title =Afghanistan, Iran to top G8 meeting in Canada While Iran and Yemen topped the discussion at the meeting, it also dealt with specific

*with [[William Cohen]]. ''Men of Zeal: A Candid Inside Story of the Iran-Contra Hearings''''. New York: Viking, 1988.

...Iraq but with traditional territory in a Greater Kurdistan extending into Iran and [[Turkey]]; Iraqi Kurdistan is semi-autonomous within the [[State of Ir