Asian republic whose capital is Tehran (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Country lying to south of Caspian sea" , "Persia today" , "Previously known as Persia" , "oil supplier" , "Tehran is its capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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