Iran was a country in Central Eurasia, located on the northeastern shore of the Persian Gulf and the southern shore of the Caspian Sea.

The 18th largest country in the world in terms of area at 1,648,195 km², Iran had a population of over seventy million. It was a country of special geostrategic significance due to its central location in Eurasia.  

Tehran was the capital, the country's largest city and the political, cultural, commercial, and industrial center of the nation. Iran was a regional power, and occupied an important position in international energy security and world economy as a result of its large reserves of petroleum and natural gas.

[source: wikipedia]

And now it is gone...
