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Iran

UK/ɪˈɹɑːn/ US/ɪˈɹæn/ fairly common literary

noun

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a theocratic islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil; involved in state-sponsored terrorism

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