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Iran, officially The Islamic Republic of Iran, is the world's 18th largest country and the 17th most populous. Prior to 1935, Iran was known as Persia. Iran is home to one of the oldest continuous civilizations, having been inhabited by humans for over 4,000 years. Its location places it along many vital trade routes, and the plethora of natural resources contained within its borders have made it a significant trade partner in both ancient and modern times.
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Geography and Climate
Located in the Middle East, Iran is bordered by the Caspian Sea to the north, the Gulf of Oman to the south, the Persian Gulf and Iraq to the west, and Afghanistan and Pakistan to the east.With the exception of the Caspian coastlines, Iran is predominantly mountainous, with rugged mountain ranges acting as borders between various deserts, plateaus, and saline basins.
The climate is mostly arid or semiarid, with subtropical regions along the Caspian coast.
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History
Known as Persia until 1935, Iran is home to one of the oldest continuous civilizations, having been inhabited by humans for over 4,000 years. Its location places it along many vital trade routes, and the plethora of natural resources contained within its borders have made it a significant trade partner in both ancient and modern times. -
Al Qaeda Operatives
On January 16, 2009 the United States Treasury Department zeroed-in on four alleged Al-Qaeda operatives with ties to the organization's operations in Iran. The department issued executive order 13224, freezing the men's assets and prohibiting transactions between them and U.S. citizens. The purpose of such an order is to target the operatives as well as those that support them, and forces Iran to publicly accept responsibility for how it is meeting its international obligations regarding Al Qaeda. The four men, Mustafa Hamid, Muhammad Rab'a al-Sayid al-Bahtiyti, Ali Saleh Husain, and Osama Bin Laden's son Saad bin Laden, were allegedly detained by Iranian authorities in 2003, though it is believed Sa'ad bin Laden has been away from the country since at least September of 2008.Google News (AFP): US Treasury Targets Bin Laden Son, Al Qaeda with Iran Ties (January 16, 2009) -
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Iran News
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Historic anniversary brings Iran questions to the fore
By GERALD F. SEIB This is to be a week of testing on Iran: testing of the Iranian government, of the international will to oppose that government and of the ... (February 08, 2010)Wall Street Journal -
Ebadi: Iran abusing rights on many fronts
So far, based on official figures released by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, four of them have been executed and more than 25 others are ... (February 08, 2010)CNN International -
Iran to cut ties with British Museum over loan
Iran said it will cut ties with the British Museum Monday because of the museum's failure to lend Tehran the ancient Babylonian artifact. ... (February 08, 2010)Washington Post -
Iran launches production lines for unmanned planes
By NASSER KARIMI AP TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has launched two production lines to build unmanned aircraft with surveillance and attack capabilities, ... (February 08, 2010)Washington Post
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Iran Questions
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Looking for news on Iran? 1 AnswerYou can find a "live blog" of events in Iran here It's a bit long and hard to follow, but it is the most extensive site for information I have found. read more
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Why does Iran even hold elections? 1 AnswerDemocracy is very important to us here in North America, and it's very important to the people in Iran as well. It's essential that they have the right to choo... read more
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Iran Maps and Geography
Creative Commons image by "CIA World Factbook"- Wikipedia: Geography of Iran | Agriculture | Wildlife
- Parstimes.com: Iran Geography
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Geography of Iran
- World Atlas Travel: Iran
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New&Views: NYTimes opinion page, Wishful Thinking on Iran: http://nyti.ms/c3gMLF
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RT @Sonja_Jo: #Amnesty: DOCUMENT - IRAN: IRANIAN STUDENT LEADER SENTENCED http://is.gd/7MVxa #IranElection #HumanRights #FreeMajid
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Iran's Two-Edged Bomb http://arabia.oezeo.com/17a2a
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Israeli False Flag leads to War with Iran: This post is about a possible / hypothetical False… http://goo.gl/fb/ckAv
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