LINKS Related Articles Get involved Share Aspects of the topic history of Iran are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References major treatment (in Iran: History) ancient (in Iran, ancient) medieval Baloch peoples (in Baloch (people)) China (in China: Yuan China and the West) Il-Khan rule (in Il-Khanid dynasty) India (in India: Bahmanī consolidation of the Deccan) Mongol conquest (in history of Central Asia: Mongol rule) Süleyman I (in Süleyman I (Ottoman sultan): The campaigns against Persia) modern Afghan rule (in Afghan interlude) Afghan War (in Afghan War (1978–92)) Al-Shāriqah (in Al-Shāriqah (emirate, United Arab Emirates)) Arabia (in history of Arabia: Omani expansion; in history of Arabia: The Iran-Iraq War ) axis of evil (in axis of evil (international relations)) Azerbaijan (in Azerbaijan: History) Bahrain (in Bahrain: Domestic and foreign relations since independence) Central Treaty Organization (in Central Treaty Organization (CENTO)) CIA’s coup d’etat (in 20th-century international relations (politics): The Suez Crisis) Georgia (in Georgia: Turkish and Persian domination) intelligence operations (in intelligence (international relations): Iran) Iran-Contra Affair (in Iran-Contra Affair (American history)) Iran-Iraq War (in Iran-Iraq War) Iraq (in 20th-century international relations (politics): The Soviets in Afghanistan; in 20th-century international relations (politics): The Middle East; in 20th-century international relations (politics): The first post-Cold War crisis: war in the Persian Gulf ) Kuwait (in Kuwait: Iran-Iraq War) Mughal Empire (in India: Humāyūn) Nādir Shāh (in Nādir Shāh (Iranian ruler)) nuclear program (in nuclear weapon: Iran; in Stuxnet (computer worm) ) Ottoman Empire (in Ottoman Empire (historical empire, Eurasia and Africa): Bayezid II; in Ottoman Empire (historical empire, Eurasia and Africa): Reform efforts ) overthrow of Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi (in 20th-century international relations (politics): The Iranian revolution) Pahlavi rule (in Pahlavi dynasty) Persian Cossack Brigade (in Persian Cossack Brigade (Iranian cavalry unit)) Peter the Great (in Peter I (emperor of Russia): The Persian campaign (1722–23)) post-World War I rebellion (in 20th-century international relations (politics): The reorganization of the Middle East) Qājār rule (in Qājār dynasty) Raʾs al-Khaymah (in Raʾs al-Khaymah (emirate, United Arab Emirates)) Reagan (in 20th-century international relations (politics): Regional crises) Russia (in history of Transcaucasia: Russian penetration) Ṣafavid rule (in Ṣafavid dynasty) Saudi Arabia (in Saudi Arabia: Foreign policy since the end of the Persian Gulf War) Soviet occupation (in 20th-century international relations (politics): Peace treaties and territorial agreements) Syria (in Syria: Uprising and civil war; in Syrian Civil War (Syrian history): Civil war ) Tajikistan (in Tajikistan) Tehrān Conference (in Tehrān Conference (World War II)) U.S. hostages (in Jimmy Carter (president of United States): Presidency; in Algeria: Foreign relations; in United States: Foreign affairs ) World War I (in World War I (1914–18): The Caucasus, 1914–16) World War II (in colonialism, Western (politics): Middle East; in World War II (1939–45): Invasion of the Soviet Union, 1941 ) Zand rule (in Zand dynasty)