Iran
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Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and historically known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian S
Chogha Zanbil is one of the few extant ziggurats outside of Mesopotamia and considered the best-preserved example in the world.
The Saffarid dynasty in 900 AD
Reza Shah with then-Crown Prince Mohammad Reza Pahlavi at Persepolis, c. 1939
The coronation of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Iranian coronation, held in 1967
2026 Iran war
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Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S
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…War. Following the war and amid a growing economic crisis, the largest protests since 1979 erupted in 2025. The United States and Israel launched a war with Iran in 2026, after they assassinated supreme leader Ali Khamenei. His son, Mojtaba Khamenei, was elected as his successor. Iran's government is a theocratic…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu successfully lobbied the Trump administration for military intervention. (Pictured in July 2025)
27 February: US aircraft sit on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln
3 March: Enghelab Square, Tehran
Six dead US soldiers from the 2026 Port Shuaiba drone attack are transferred to the US on 7 March 2026.