Iranian
noun
Ira·ni·an
i-ˈrā-nē-ən 
-ˈra-
-ˈrä-
ī-
-ˈra-
-ˈrä-
ī-
1
: a native or inhabitant of Iran
2
: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian see Indo-European Languages Table
Iranian
adjective
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Powerbrokers within the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and the clerical establishment have had years to prepare for succession.
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the White House, the Iranian Mission to the United Nations, the government of Greenland and the Israeli Embassy in London for comment via email.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Bolton highlighted the ongoing threat against him, pointing out that the Justice Department filed criminal charges in 2022 against an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official for attempting to hire a hitman to target him.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
That decision followed a series of threats from Iran linked to retaliation for a drone strike ordered by Mr. Trump during Bolton's tenure, resulting in the assassination Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
Newsweek has contacted the White House, the Iranian Mission to the United Nations, the government of Greenland and the Israeli Embassy in London for comment via email.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Bolton highlighted the ongoing threat against him, pointing out that the Justice Department filed criminal charges in 2022 against an Iranian Revolutionary Guard official for attempting to hire a hitman to target him.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
That decision followed a series of threats from Iran linked to retaliation for a drone strike ordered by Mr. Trump during Bolton's tenure, resulting in the assassination Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025
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Iranian
noun
Ira·ni·an
ir-ˈā-nē-ən
1
: a person born or living in Iran
2
: a branch of the Indo-European family of languages that includes Persian
Iranian
adjective
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