Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, is a country in Western Asia. Iran may also refer to: Places Pahlavi Iran, officially known as the Imperial State of Persia (1925–1935), and then the Imperial State of Iran (1935–1979) Qajar Iran, officially known as the Sublime State of Persia (1789–1925) Safavid Iran, officially known as the Safavid Empire (1501–1736) Greater Iran, refers to the regions that have significant Iranian cultural influence Iranian plateau Īrānwīj Iran, the alternate name of the village of Irancheh in Iran Iranshahr (city) Iran Mountains, a range of mountains on the island of Borneo Iran Kharab, a fortified camp founded by Iranian ruler Nader Shah in Dagestan (present-day Russia) Media Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting National Iranian Radio and Television Iran (newspaper) Music Ey Iran, a famous and popular anthem in Iran "Iran Iran", a popular single by Mohammad Nouri Transport Iran Air Tours Iran Aseman Airlines Iranian Air Transport Iran Air People Iran (given name), list of people with the name Iranian studies Iranian studies Iranian peoples Iranian languages Iranica Other uses Iran (word) Iranistan, a Moorish Revival mansion in the U.S. city of Bridgeport, Connecticut IRAN, an international military/technical acronym for "Inspect, Repair As Necessary", a term to describe scheduled refurbishment inspections of products and equipment to prevent future failure, see Project High Wire See also Name of Iran Outline of Iran List of Iran-related topics New Iran Party (disambiguation) Irani (disambiguation) Persia (disambiguation) Persian (disambiguation)