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Iran, [a] [b] officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) [c] and also known as Persia, [d] is a country in West Asia.It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
The exonym Persia was the official name of Iran in the Western world before March 1935, but the Iranian peoples inside their country since the time of Zoroaster (probably circa 1000 BC), or even before, have called their country Arya, Iran, Iranshahr, Iranzamin (Land of Iran), Aryānām (the equivalent of Iran in the proto-Iranian language) or ...
Germany–Iran relations are the bilateral relations between Germany and Iran. Official diplomatic relations between Iran and Germany after World War II began in 1939, when Iran opened its first diplomatic mission office in Bonn , both countries′ predecessor states had maintained formal diplomatic relations since the end of 19th century.
See Germany–Iran relations. Both countries established diplomatic relations on 11 June 1873. [379] Official diplomatic relations between Iran and post-war Germany began in 1952 when Iran opened its first mission office in Bonn. It and Persia had prior diplomatic relations from the 19th century. [380] Greece: 19 November 1902: See Greece ...
Prior to the rebels’ offensive, the war had felt as if it were effectively over after Assad’s government regained control of cities with the help of Russia, Iran and Iranian-backed militias.
The dominant customary international law standard of statehood is the declarative theory of statehood, which was codified by the Montevideo Convention of 1933. The Convention defines the state as a person of international law if it "possess[es] the following qualifications: (a) a permanent population; (b) a defined territory; (c) government; and (d) a capacity to enter into relations with the ...
Iran is a founding member of the UN, NAM, OIC, OPEC, and ECO. Iran as a major regional power occupies an important position in the world economy due to its substantial reserves of petroleum and natural gas, and has considerable regional influence in Western Asia. The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan and literally means "Land of the Aryans."
The Emirate of Septimania, Southern France (Gaul) (719–759) Rule by: Umayyad Caliph of Cordova. Italy. The Emirate of Bari (847–871) The Emirate of Taranto (831–880) The Emirate of Sicily (802–1091) Rule by: Wali of Sicily (802–827) Euphemius & Asad; Aghlabids of Sicily (827–909) Fatimids of Sicily (909–965) Emirate of Sicily (965 ...