high iq iran  holy shit. iran has one of the highest average iqs in the world. if they didn't have to deal with israel and whatever bullshit islamic government they currently have, they could be the next japan. israel is their largest hurdle. if they had a non-islamic, secular government that legitimately had their best interests in mind, israel would still view them as a threat. a wealthy, prosperous iran with a powerful military is absolutely not something israel would like to see. whenever people talk about the islamic golden age, they're mostly talking about iranian intellectuals.
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