Country where Maryam Mirzakhani was born (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "foreign land" , "Country that was Persia" , "Tehran is its capital" , "Country of western Asia" , "Persia today" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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