<P> In 1935 , Reza Shah requested the international community to refer to the country by its native name , Iran . As The New York Times explained at the time , `` At the suggestion of the Persian Legation in Berlin , the Tehran government , on the Persian New Year , Nowruz , March 21 , 1935 , substituted Iran for Persia as the official name of the country . '' Opposition to the name change led to the reversal of the decision , and Professor Ehsan Yarshater , editor of Encyclopædia Iranica , propagated a move to use Persia and Iran interchangeably . Today , both Iran and Persia are used in cultural contexts , while Iran remains irreplaceable in official state contexts . </P>
<P> In 1935 , Reza Shah requested the international community to refer to the country by its native name , Iran . As The New York Times explained at the time , `` At the suggestion of the Persian Legation in Berlin , the Tehran government , on the Persian New Year , Nowruz , March 21 , 1935 , substituted Iran for Persia as the official name of the country . '' Opposition to the name change led to the reversal of the decision , and Professor Ehsan Yarshater , editor of Encyclopædia Iranica , propagated a move to use Persia and Iran interchangeably . Today , both Iran and Persia are used in cultural contexts , while Iran remains irreplaceable in official state contexts . </P>
who established the modern state of iran in 1935
who established the modern state of iran in 1935
Reza Shah
Reza Shah