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Iran (Persian: ايران, formerly Persia) is a country located in Southwest Asia with a long history spanning more than 7000 years. Although locally known as Iran or Eranshahr since the Achaemenid Empire era 2500 years ago, because of the sound historical reasons until 1935 the country was referred to in the West as Persia. In 1959 Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi announced that both terms could be used. In 1979 a revolution led by the Ayatollah Khomeini established a theocratic Islamic Republic, making the country's current full name The Islamic Republic of Iran (جمهوری اسلامی ايران). Most people prefer to use just "Iran" or "Persia". The name Iran is a cognate of Aryan and means "Land of the Aryans."
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This article is about Iran's nuclear power programme. For information about allegations of Iran developing nuclear weapons, see Iran and weapons of mass destruction
The Iranian nuclear program was originally started in the 1950s with the help of the United States. After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, the government temporarily disbanded the programme. Iran soon resumed the programme, albeit with less Western assistance than the pre-revolution era. Iran's current nuclear programme consists of several research sites, a uranium mine, a nuclear reactor, and uranium processing facilities that include a uranium enrichment plant. The Iranian government asserts that the programme's only goal is to develop the capacity for peaceful nuclear power generation, and plans to generate 6000 MW of electricity with nuclear power plants by 2010[1] but some nations believe it covers an attempt to acquire nuclear weapons. As of 2006 nuclear power does not contribute to the Iranian energy grid.
Seen here in this ISNA footage is Gholam Reza Aghazadeh and AEOI officials with a sample of Yellowcake during a public announcement on the 11 April 2006 in Mashad that Iran had managed to successfully complete the fuel cycle by itself.
Seen here in this ISNA footage is Gholam Reza Aghazadeh and AEOI officials with a sample of Yellowcake during a public announcement on the 11 April 2006 in Mashad that Iran had managed to successfully complete the fuel cycle by itself.
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Hazrat-e Fatima Shrine in Qom
Hazrat-e Fatima Shrine in Qom

Qom (Persian: قم, also known as Q'um or Kom) is a city in Iran and the Qom (River) flows through the town. It lies 97 miles by road south-west of Tehran and is the capital of Qom Province. It has an estimated population of 1,042,309 in 2005.[1]

Qom is considered to be a holy city in Shi`a Islam, as it is the site of the shrine of Fatema Mæ'sume, sister of Imam `Ali ibn Musa Rida (Persian Imam Reza, 789-816 CE). The city is home to Iran's largest seminary, along with Najaf in Iraq.

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  • 2 April 2007: New video of captured British troops aired; protests at UK embassy in Tehran *31 March 2007: Israeli website reports speculation over U.S. attack on Iran in April
  • 30 March 2007: European Union calls for release of British crewmen in Iran
  • 30 March 2007: Iran airs new video of UK crewmen, releases new letters from Turney
  • 30 March 2007: UN Security Council calls for release of British soldiers in Iran
  • 29 March 2007: Iran 'suspends' releasing British soldiers; Shots fired near Iranian Consul in Basra, Iraq
  • 29 March 2007: Iran Foreign Minister: Britain must admit to trespassing before soldiers are released
  • 28 March 2007: UK freezes business arrangements with Iran; detained sailors and marines shown on TV
  • 28 March 2007: UK prepared to go 'into different phase' if sailors and marines not released by Iran within days
  • 24 March 2007: 15 British Royal Navy sailors captured at gunpoint by Iranian guards
  • 22 March 2007: Iran: We will also take 'illegal actions' if UN imposes sanctions
  • 18 March 2007: Russia and Italy share views in solving conflicts
  • 13 March 2007: Russia: Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant to be delayed
  • 9 March 2007: IAEA suspends nuclear aid for Iran

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