Global center of Shia Islam (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Modern Persia (4)" , "Tehran's country" , "Islamic republic on the Persian Gulf" , "oil supplier" , "Middle East Islamic republic" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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