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Iran
Iran is a republic country situated in Central Eurasia and Western Asia with an estimated population of 76.9 million as of 2010. It is the 18th largest country in the world with a total land area of 1,648,195 sq km.
3,383 Questions
What was a declining Muslim empire in Iran?
It depends entirely on the time period. Perfectly acceptable answers include: the Abbassids, Buyids, Samanids, Khwarezmids, Assassins, Safavids, Qajjars, and Pahlavi Iran.
What Plants are found in The Iranian Desert?
Some plants that can be found in the Iranian desert include orchids, willow, and walnut.
Everything from rice, dates, grapes, corn, a little bananas in the north and humid, Safran, opium --- cars, weapons, airplanes, missiles, motor cycles---
Why is failure of rescuing Iran hostages important to US history?
The inability to obtain the release of the Americans held hostage in Iran resulted in an overall decline in American self-confidence, as well as confidence in the US government, and contributed to Jimmy Carter's loss to Ronald Reagan and the consequent conservative turn of the US during the Reagan Administration. The failed rescue attempts raised questions about the competance of the US government and military, encouraging others in the international community to oppose US activities and decreasing the net power of US on issues requiring international agreement and cooperation.
How are Iranians different from people in middle east and north Africa?
Answer 1
The three groups are different physically. See the Related Links to view images of Persians (Iran), Arabs (Middle Easterners), and Amazigh/Berbers (North Africans).
Answer 2
There is also a huge cultural divide between Iran and the Middle East and North Africa. Iran is a modern cosmopolitan country with a high percentage of educated individuals. While many people debate whether the Arabs and Amazigh are ready for democracy, there is little doubt in academic circles whether Iran would be ready for democracy; it is ready.
What is the military power of Iran?
545,000 active personnel in the Army, Air Force, Navy and Guard.
The Basij (a paramilitary force) declares itself to have 12.5million armed personnel. Globalsecurity.org says that 90,000 with a further 300,000 and a total of 1,000,000 that can be mobilized is more likely.
Budget of $6.3billion. 3.5% of GDP.
It was said to be the most powerful in the Middle East by General John Abizaid of US Central Command in the area.
What is the current status of the Iran-Iraq War?
The Iran-Iraq War ended in 1988. The two nations are now at peace.
What does the colors on the red black and green flag mean?
As defined by the Declaration of Rights of the Negro Peoples of the World on August 13, 1920.
RED
Blood shed by African ancestors BLACK
Color of the African race
GREEN
The land of Africa
How did the US help Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war?
The United States provided Saddam Hussein with numerous weapons, tactical advantages,
Who seized power from Persia shah and changed the name of his country to Iran?
Reza Shah Pahlavi overthrew the Qajjar Kingdom of Persia and created the Empire of Iran in 1935. He asked international community to only call the country by the name Iran in the same year. Iran is an ancient world means The Land of Aryans, which was a frequently used-term within the country to refer to themselves throughout history. However for a long time, Iran was referred to as Persia in the Western world, mainly thanks to the influence of the Greek literature.
Later, Ayatollah KHOMEINI also overthrew the Shah (this time the Shah happened to be Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi, the son of Reza Shah Pahlavi). But he did not change the name. The official name of the country was Iran since the above events.
Which dynasty made Persia present-day Iran a Shiite state?
The Safavid Empire made Persia into a predominantly Shiite-State by aggressively repressing Sunni Islam.
Why did Iraq and Iran eventually focus their fighting in cities such as Baghdad and Tehran?
This question assumes that the fighting was concentrated in large cities and names Baghdad and Tehran. This is not the case. The majority of the fighting was in rural and quasi-urban territory near the Iraqi-Iranian border and the Iranian Province of Khuzestan. The reason that the war was centered here was that Saddam Hussein's principal war objective was the annexation of Khuzestan Province for Iraq.
What modern countries did Safavid Empire rule?
Safavid Empire of Azerbaijan & Iran ruled present day Iran & Azerbaijan as well as whole Armenia, certain parts of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Georgia, Kuwait, Iraq, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Syria and Russia.
Does the Soviet Union border Iran?
When the Soviet Union did exist (1919-1989), it did border Iran. However, the Soviet Union no longer exists. The current countries of Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan and Armenia, which were all part of the Soviet Union when it did exist, do border Iran today. Russia does not.
Covert operations are not covert if everyone knows about them. If nations didn't convert to communism during the cold war, if was reasonably presumed that our operations in those regions were being successful. No news was good news.
What was a result of the Iranian revolution in 1921?
The Qajjar dynasty, which was an old, regressive Ancien Régime, was replaced by the Pahlavi dynasty, Westernizers and modernizers. The country's name was also slowly changed from Persia to Iran in the aftermath of the Revolution.
How were the Persians and the Greeks ships better?
The Persian ships were larger and relied on closing to enemy ships to board. The Greek ships were lighter and more manoeuverable, and relied on ramming and sinking the opposition.
How did carter react to the Iranian hostage crisis?
He sent a team of soldiers to try to free them, however that mission ended with a disastrous helicopter wreck. Carter then kept his head and tried negotiation, unlike some people who wanted to invade, killing probably tens of thousands of people.
Eventually the hostages were released right after Ronald Reagan became President--possibly the result of some deal between Reagan's team and the Iranians.
A beautiful country that is friendly to the US, but not the US being friendly to them. All the lies you here are because of stupid people who try to be prejudiced by not telling the truth and backstabbing their dignity.
she was a beautiful actress in Iran in shah rejim before revoloution!
