How Muslim Arabs Conquered Iran

Is it the Persian or Iranian New Year?

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Although news about Iran doesn’t deluge our headlines any longer, as it did the days and weeks after Ms. Mahsa Amini’s murder, we continue to hear and see trickles of news about Iran and Iranians. And it’s a good time to talk about Iran, because it’s the Persian New Year on March 20th — just 2 days from now.