1. iran - Noun
2. Iran - Proper noun
The native name of Persia.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn Iran we don't have homosexuals like in your country. [...] In Iran we do not have this phenomenon. I don't know who's told you that we have this. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Any person who pursues human rights in Iran must live with fear from birth to death, but I have learned to overcome my fear. Shirin Ebadi
Khatami is a symptom and not the cause of change in Iran. Azar Nafisi
If the United States was mad enough to attack Iran or aggress Venezuela again the price of a barrel of oil could reach $150 or even $200. Hugo Chávez
The United States' administrations... must recognize that Iran is a big power. Having said that, we consider ourselves to be a human force and a cultural power and hence a friend of other nations. We have never sought to dominate others or to violate the rights of any other country. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad