Iranian
noun
Ira·ni·an
i-ˈrā-nē-ən 
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ī-
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ī-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Iran
2
: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian see Indo-European Languages Table
Iranian
adjective
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Today, the primary Kurdish dissident groups in Iran are the Kurdistan Free Life Party (PJAK), the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan (PDKI), the Kurdistan Freedom Party (PAK) and the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, which has splintered into several factions in recent years.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Tamar’s main antagonist in Season 1 is Faraz Kamali, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’s counter-intelligence division.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
In the article, Iranian Judiciary Spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said that out of the 75 escapees, 48 were either recaptured or returned voluntarily, the Associated Press added.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
However, uncertainties surround the possibility of rekindling diplomacy, as the Iranian Foreign Ministry denied Trump's claim last week that Tehran had sent him a request to return to the table.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 July 2025
Tamar’s main antagonist in Season 1 is Faraz Kamali, the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’s counter-intelligence division.
—Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
In the article, Iranian Judiciary Spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said that out of the 75 escapees, 48 were either recaptured or returned voluntarily, the Associated Press added.
—Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2025
However, uncertainties surround the possibility of rekindling diplomacy, as the Iranian Foreign Ministry denied Trump's claim last week that Tehran had sent him a request to return to the table.
—Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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“Iranian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Iranian. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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Iranian
noun
Ira·ni·an
ir-ˈā-nē-ən
1
: a person born or living in Iran
2
: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian
Iranian
adjective
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