{"id":190,"date":"2013-11-26T23:00:52","date_gmt":"2013-11-26T23:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/index.php\/2013\/11\/26\/intriguing-things-you-never-knew-about-iran\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T04:35:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T04:35:57","slug":"intriguing-things-you-never-knew-about-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/index.php\/impact-news\/intriguing-things-you-never-knew-about-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Intriguing things you never knew about Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-664 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 211px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 211\/211;margin-right: 30px; margin-bottom: 30px; float: left;\" data-src=\"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hasan-almasi-xLTbaVPHs3Q-unsplash-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"211\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hasan-almasi-xLTbaVPHs3Q-unsplash-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hasan-almasi-xLTbaVPHs3Q-unsplash-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hasan-almasi-xLTbaVPHs3Q-unsplash-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hasan-almasi-xLTbaVPHs3Q-unsplash-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hasan-almasi-xLTbaVPHs3Q-unsplash-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/voiceofchristmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/hasan-almasi-xLTbaVPHs3Q-unsplash-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 211px) 100vw, 211px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/>By now, word has spread that Iran is not an Arab country (Iran means \u201cland of the Aryans\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>As more travelers venture into this previously uncharted territory, they are witnessing an exciting reality that, to many, seems contradictory to decades of bad press.<\/p>\n<p>Social media has particularly helped shed light on the truth about Iran, its people, and its culture. But here are 12 things you may not know from <a href=\"https:\/\/theculturetrip.com\/middle-east\/iran\/articles\/12-things-you-never-knew-about-iran-and-iranians\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this\u00a0photo-blog by\u00a0Pontia Fallahi<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By now, word has spread that Iran is not an Arab country (Iran means \u201cland of the Aryans\u201d). 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