Home country of Oscar-winning filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Former Persia" , "Persia today" , "Tehran's country" , "Farsi-speaking country" , "Iraq's neighbour" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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