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The previous name of Iran was Persia, not Prussia. The name of the country of Persia was changed to Iran in 1935 when Reza Shah Pahlavi overthrew the Qajjar Kingdom of Persia and created the Iranian Empire.

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No, Prussia was the name of a German state existing in Europe from 1525 to 1947. Iran's former name was Persia.

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