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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.
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What was one tactic used by the ancient Persians to defeat an assault by a hoplite battle formation?
Attacks by Hoplite infantry formations presented a dangerous battlefield situation for the ancient Persians. In situations where the Persians were relying on their light infantry, it became a challenge to defeat the hoplite heavy infantry attacks. One method was to establish an aray of archers some distance from a hopelite formation. Far enough away to prevent a spear attack, but close enough for archery arrows. With their light cavalry, the Persians would attack each flank of the hoplite formation. The cavalry attacks would force the hoplite formation to stop its march and defend each side of their formation. This allowed the large Persian archery force to shower the immobilized and distracted hopelites. The combined counter offensive of the Persians, the archers and the light cavalry would defeat the hoplite army.
Who led Iranian rebels in capturing the us embassy in Tehran?
The Iranian rebels who captured the U.S. embassy in Tehran in November 1979 were primarily led by a group of students associated with the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line. Key figures included individuals like Mohsen Makhmalbaf and other student leaders who were inspired by the Iranian Revolution and sought to protest against U.S. support for the ousted Shah. The takeover lasted 444 days and became a significant event in U.S.-Iran relations.
Who had the bigger army the Greeks-or-the Persians?
Notionally the Persian Empire had a couple of million men who could be called up across the empire. In terms of expeditionary forces, it was highly impracticable to use more than a small number of the best troops as most of the Persian levies were low quality unarmoured troops useless against armoured Greek warriors). So the reality of the invasion of Greece in 480 BCE was an army of 180,000.
The size of the Greek army depended on the willingness of the independent Greek cities to turn out. As Persia sent its army through Thrace to Greece, Athens and Sparta sent a force of 10,000 to defend the pass at Tempe, but it was withdrawn as it was outflanked.
The Greek cites kept their armies at home to defend against threatened attack by the Persian fleet. The Greeks fought two sea battles at Artemesion and Salamis, the second one being successful. As they couldn't send their supply ships without naval protection, the Persians had to send half their army home as they couldn't feed them during the winter.
So at the critical land battle at Plataea the following year, the Persians had 90,000 of their own troops and 40,000 Greek allies. Greek cities, the sea threat to their cities gone, sent out their armies, which totalled 110,000 (only 21 cities out of 200 participated). The Greek armoured infantry was dominant, the Persian cavalry was superior, so the Greeks picked battle in rough country at Plataea to impede the cavalry, stayed away from the Persian-allied Greek armoured infantry, and over-ran the weaker Persian infantry to win the battle.
What is the Iran nuclear deal?
There are a lot of parameters to the deal, but at its most simple, the deal guarantees serious inspections of Iran's nuclear capabilities and effectively preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon in exchange for removing a number of sanctions imposed on Iran and unfreezing Iranian assets in foreign banks.
How did the Persians influence politics religion and culture?
They allowed the local practices to continue under supervision of Persian provincial governors.
Why is Obama's Iran deal not subject to the two-thirds Senate vote for ratification?
While it is the case that all "treaties" require the ratification of the Senate, e.g. the two-thirds approval vote, this became incredibly difficult and cumbersome. As a result, President Franklin D. Roosevelt decided that he would term his international negotiations something other than treaties, like executive agreements. Because "executive agreements" are never mentioned in the US Constitution, there is no provision requiring any congressional approval. Note that from a functional and international law perspective there is absolutely no difference between a "treaty" and an "executive agreement".
However, Congress retaliated in the 1960s, by passing a law requiring presidents to notify the legislative branch of all "executive actions" signed. Of course, this simply meant that Congress would be aware of the "executive agreement" and not in a position to oppose it. In some cases, the President will grant Congress the right to vote up or down on the "executive agreement" he reached during the notification process. This up or down vote is a plain majority vote in the Congress, but can be vetoed by the President. This effectively makes the approval requirement for an "executive agreement" the almost-exact reverse of the approval requirement for a "treaty". Instead of two-thirds of the Senate being required to approve a "treaty", now, two-thirds of the Senate and two-thirds of the House of Representatives are required to override the Presidential veto preventing their disapproval of the "executive action" from coming to pass.
Almost every President since FDR has taken advantage of this incredibly useful tool and what Obama is doing on the Iran deal is no different.
Which statement about the government that took control after the shah is not true?
"Women retained the rights they had under the shah" is not a true statement.
What was one result in the Greek victory against the Persians?
After peace was made between the Persian Empire and the Delian League led by Athens, Athens converted the League into an empire of its own, continuing to tax the cities of the League and spending the proceeds on itself - beautifying the city, putting half its own population on the public payroll, and maintaining a war fleet to dominate the Greek world and to collect the annual taxes from the Greek cities.
Afghanistan.
Who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Iran?
Mohammad Javad Zarif-Khonsari is the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Iran.
What is the telephone area code for Mashhad Iran?
Mashhad is in Iranian telephone area code 0511, which is +98 511 in international format.
Why is Iran and nz different time zones?
Because it takes almost seven (7) hours for the sun to appear to move from nz to Iran,
and we set our clocks to the sun, such that "Noon" everywhere is roughly the time when
the sun appears highest in the sky.
If Iran and nz were the same time zone, then either the sun would not rise until 1:00 in the
afternoon in Iran, or else it would not set until 1:00 in the morning in nz.
When speaking to an Ayatollah how do you address him?
since that Ayatollah is a respectful religious person, therefore it is need to address him as Respectfully titles such as You(plural),Hazrat..
What if the Spartans defeated the Persians?
If the Spartans had defeated the Persians, it could have drastically altered the course of ancient history. A Spartan victory might have led to the establishment of a more militaristic and oligarchic hegemony in Greece, potentially stifling the rise of Athenian democracy and culture. The weakened Persian Empire might have faced internal strife or fragmentation, while a Spartan-led coalition could have expanded its influence throughout the Mediterranean. Ultimately, this shift could have resulted in different cultural, political, and military dynamics in the region, impacting the development of Western civilization.
Why are Jordan and Iran enemies?
Jordan has a strong Western and Pro-US orientation, including recognizing Israel. Iran has a strong Anti-US and militant Shiite Islamist Orientation. This puts Iran and Jordan in each others' crosshairs. However, while relations between the countries are strained, they are not true enemies.
How many wives does Ayatollah khomeini have?
Imam Khomeini has one wife by the name of the late Khadigeh saqafi who died in 2009 in 96 years old.
Rials are the Iranian currency. Currently, the rial is practically worthless because of the West's economic sanctions against Iran. As a result Iran is trying to revalue the rial with limited success.
What body of water borders Iran Azerbaifan Russia Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan?
The body of water is the Mediterrarian Sea
