[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I have read that Iran and Iraq both sided with the Nazis during WWII, and Persia changed it’s name to Iran (Aryan) at that time.
Bombers did take off from Baghdad to attack the British in Jerusalem in WWII.

[Verginius Rufus]

I believe Persia was changed to Iran before the Nazis took charge in Germany.

Are there any snail darters in Iran? Maybe the pistachio farmers are not getting water because they need to protect the snail darters.

[Bigg Red]

Yes, I read that somewhere about the significance of that name, and I know they were with the Nazis during WWII.

I was not trying to say that Iran has been a good player. My point was that they have not always been backwards and illiterate like a lot of their muzzard neighbors.