name A country in the Middle East, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, with Tehran as its capital.
- The US President himself accused Iran of being behind the provocation, threatening airstrikes on Iran last week – but calling them off just minutes before they were to begin.
— Frederik Pleitgen, US is ‘not in a position to obliterate Iran,’ Iranian foreign minister says (2019)
- Iran is a vast and ancient country in a strategic location in the Middle East. It borders Russia, Iraq, Turkey, Pakistan, the Gulf of Oman, and the Persian Gulf.
— Massoume Price, editor, Iran's Diverse Peoples (2005)
- Iran shares borders with Iraq, Turkey, and Pakistan among others.
- Persian is the main language spoken across Iran.
