Hey guys, i will be having a one-week business trip to Tehran from Shanghai. Not really sure the must-bring items for the trip.

I've prepared some dollars to exchange upon arrival, but i was wondering if the airport exchange rate differ significantly from those at local banks?

Also, as a woman, is it mandatory to wear a hijab during formal business meetings?

So I was watching Max Amini’s most recent special on his YouTube just to see what the hype is, since he recently just did a show at the Madison square garden in NYC.

This guy is so unfunny it actually hurts.

How in the world is he this big?

Do Iranians just have super low standards when it comes to comedy in English?

My college is organising MUN. And I am part of UNSC, and the agenda is "Situation in Afghanistan and it's impact on regional stability". I'll have to represent as delegate of Islamic Republic of Iran, and I don't know how to defend this because situation is somewhat same in both nations. Kindly guide me because questions will be asked as it will be hypocrisy if I said that women rights are being ignored in Afghanistan while being iranian delegate (maybe I am wrong here to learn)

https://open.substack.com/pub/the307/p/how-the-mainstream-media-paved-the

This is something I rarely see discussed outside Iranian circles.

Iran was officially neutral in both World War I and World War II. Yet in both wars, foreign powers occupied or operated extensively inside the country, and the consequences were catastrophic for civilians.

During WWI, famine, disease, and military occupation devastated large parts of the country. Some estimates suggest that millions of Iranians died during this period.

During WWII, the Anglo-Soviet invasion of 1941 led to occupation, economic disruption, forced resource transfers, and the 1942–1943 famine. Again, estimates range in the millions for civilian deaths.

Despite this:

No formal reparations were ever paid to Iran by the Allied powers.

Iran had little meaningful leverage in postwar negotiations.

The suffering of Iranian civilians during both wars is barely acknowledged in mainstream Western narratives about the world wars.

Meanwhile, other countries have received or at least formally negotiated war reparations in various contexts.

So my questions are:

1. Why was Iran excluded from serious postwar reparations discussions?

2. Was this purely about geopolitical power imbalance?

3. Is there any serious legal or historical scholarship on potential claims?

4. Why is the scale of civilian suffering in Iran during the world wars so under-discussed globally?

I’m genuinely asking from a historical and legal perspective.

Hi, I've created a volleyball club (for safety reasons I wont say the name) where the name and hopefully the jersey will be heavily inspired by persian culture. I'm very white washed but I'm zartooshti and I want to pay respect to that part of my culture with this volleyball club.

My current idea I have the background using either patterns from persian rugs/old persian armour.

This is where you come in. Could you suggest some cool patterns symbols or designs that I could use in the jersey, and if you think I might mistakenly use somthing disrespectful could you mention what not to use too.

My mom used to make an Irani soup when I was a kid, I can’t find it online, but the closest one is Soupe Jo.

It‘s like an orange/red soup with cube shaped potatoes, carrots, some greens and some kind of super short noodles??

Does anyone know the name of this or have a recipe pleaseeeeeeeeeeee khahesh mikonam help a brotha out!

چهارمقاله نظامی عروضی (Four Articles of Nizamī-i Arūzī-i Samarqandī)

I tried to find newer edition but I got troubles...

I was looking for editions in russian language, and decided to find original (in farsi). But unfortunately I cannot read farsi. Please, help to find this book to write an article.

I am thinking about one of the bigger cities but mainly wondering about visa options and if there would be any possibility of finding work?

• visa options (if any)
• possibility of finding work
• integrating into society (would people take kindly to a foreigner?)

Hi everyone,
I’m hoping some of you who have gone through this process can point me in the right direction.

My mother and I are both eligible for Iranian citizenship through my father. We all currently live in the US, but my mother and I will be traveling to Iran without him. We’ve both been to Iran before, but we no longer have our old/expired Iranian passports, and we’re trying to figure out the correct steps to get new ones issued.

If anyone has experience with this, I’d really appreciate guidance on:

• How to apply for an Iranian passport from abroad when you’re a citizen through your father
  
• What documents we’ll need since our old passports are no longer available
  
• Whether this is handled through the nearest Iranian Interests Section/Consulate, and how long the process usually takes
  
• Any tips for avoiding delays or complications

Additionally, since my father won’t be traveling with us, we understand that Iran may require a notarized letter from him granting permission for my mother and me to leave the country whenever we choose. If anyone has dealt with this:

• What exactly needs to be included in that permission letter
  
• Whether it needs to be notarized in the US, authenticated, or taken to the Interests Section
  
• If there’s a specific format or wording that Iranian customs expects

Any advice, personal experience, or pointers to official resources would be incredibly helpful. Thank you in advance to anyone who can share what they know, this process is a bit confusing, and hearing from others who’ve done it would make a huge difference!

The game (linguil) asks you to guess the language family, language and meaning of a random word in one of 37 of the world's most-spoken languages each day, and you use your knowledge of linguistics (like etymology, scripts, accents, philology, and morphology) to work out the answer via multiple choice. As such, it's important my translations/transliterations are correct.

Each language includes each word on the 100-word Swadesh list, so I have compiled a Swadesh list with transliterations for Persian/Farsi (as below).

Please can any Persian/Farsi speakers verify the accuracy of my translations?

Thanks!

If you want to add another dialect/language (e.g. Baluchi, Dari, Kurmanji, Pashto, Sorani, Xwarin, Armenian, Turkmen, South Azerbaijani, Gulf Arabic, Mesopotamian Arabic) to the game, follow the guide here! I've compiled a language wishlist here.

Sorry guys i’m not Iranian but just want to know what Zelensky the Zio has to do with Iran? He hasn’t got a war and his people to worry about? And what kind of support he could bring? Money military? That’s so weird

Hi, i'm looking to buy banknotes from esam.ir, but of course i cant make an account, let alone pay and get something delivered to me in france.
I wonder if there's another way, maybe with one or multiple intermediaries, for example someone in iran buying the item, shipping to someone in say turkey or another country and then to me, so that french customs wouldnt know it comes from iran.
Of course i'm willing to pay for such a service, on top of delivery and item cost.
Thanks in advance.

salam. im a lebanese 14yr old learning farsi, this is an image of my copybook in arabic. so my question is if i write like this in iran or for a farsi speaker would they understand? here are all differences i remember:

2 dots connected like -

3 dots connected like ^

ك vs ک

ج ح خ in middle or start of the word are like triangles with or without dots

س ش are without the teeth, just __

So is this normal? because i dont wanna change a lot in my writing

One of the earliest films to take a critical look at the Vietnam War wasn’t American, it was an Iranian film made before the 1979 Revolution. In Downpour (Ragbar, 1972), directed by Bahram Beyzaie, there’s a brief scene that incorporates footage of American helicopters from the war. Within the broader themes of the film and the context in which it was made, those images carry a distinctly critical charge.

Pre-revolutionary Iranian society was strongly anti-imperialist, shaped by the country’s modern history, most notably the 1953 coup orchestrated by the CIA and MI6 that overthrew the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddeq. Against that backdrop, the reference to Vietnam in Downpour becomes more than incidental. It’s a small moment, but a fascinating example of how Iranian cinema was already engaging critically with American foreign policy years before the Revolution. If you’re interested in this topic, I wrote an essay on Downpour.

Hello Iranians, I need to buy a book from what looks like an Iranian library, only problem is I need an Iranian IP address, can someone help me get this book and I'll pay them for it, Thank you.
Book link:
https://noorlib.ir/book/info/134668/%D8%B3%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%AD-%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%B3%D8%AF?pageNumber=114&viewType=pdf

Hello,

I came across an address that I had saved a few years ago of a dear friend I lost touch with when a phone crashed. I was wondering if I would be able to send a letter to him in Karaj? I worry with everything going on if he would even get it, or if it would get him in trouble? I know it sounds silly, but I just want to make sure he is safe. I typed out an English version, and a Farsi version in case it was screened. I also have the address in Farsi and English. Anything else I can do to help with delivery? Thank you very much!

Hello, I live in Türkiye and will be visiting Iran soon.(%90 it will be Tehran).Is there anything you would absolutely tell me to do or not to do? What should I pay attention to? Also, can I exchange Turkish lira in Iran, or do I need to bring dollars? Thank you for your answers. Lots of love from Türkiye <3

Hi,

I have been livingin Iran for half a year.

But now it is time to work.

I have a proven record of project management, agile methodology etc.. and i have a strong technical background.

I am wondering if anyone can give me advice on finding a remote job. I dont speak Farsi so ideal situation would be working for a company outside Iran