{"id":47034,"date":"2026-01-07T11:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T05:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=47034"},"modified":"2026-01-07T14:00:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:30:48","slug":"iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Facts about Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Iran Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has issued an advisory urging its nationals to avoid any non-essential travel to Iran until further notice amid the ongoing protests.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Iran<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a prominent country <\/span><b>located in West Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It shares land boundaries with <\/span><b>Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Turkmenistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north, <\/span><b>Afghanistan and Pakistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the east,<\/span><b> Iraq<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the west, and <\/span><b>Turkey<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the northwest.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Boundaries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by major water bodies, namely the <\/span><b>Caspian Sea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the north, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/persian-gulf\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Persian Gulf<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Gulf of Oman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the south.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tehran<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a member country of <\/span><b>SCO, OPEC and BRICS.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Iran<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its terrain is predominantly marked by the <\/span><b>Iranian Plateau,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> characterised by vast deserts like the <\/span><b>Dasht-e Kavir and Dasht-e Lut.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has important mountain ranges such as the <\/span><b>Zagros Mountains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the west and the Alborz Mountains in the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Peak:<\/b> <b>Mount Damavand<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located in the <\/span><b>Alborz Mountain Range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the highest peak in Iran.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Iran\u2019s climate varies from <\/span><b>arid and semi-arid conditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to subtropical regions, especially along the Caspian coast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Karun, Dez, Karkheh, and Diyala rivers, essential for irrigation and agriculture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is rich in oil and natural gas, along with coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, and sulphur.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/news\/india\/avoid-non-essential-travel-to-iran-india\/amp_articleshow\/126358992.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ET<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iran is a prominent country located in West Asia. 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