Iran stands as one of the most mysterious countries for westerns as political relations to and from the outside have been cut for almost two decades since its Islamic Revolution of 1979 when Ayatollah Khomeini established a theocratic Islamic Republic, changing the country's name into the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The "Land of the Aryans" have heard of great warriors and ancient civilizations, and for that the Persians are very proud to be what they were, what they are and what they will be no matter what.