Nation on Caspian (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Middle East Islamic republic" , "Persia some time ago" , "Country to east of Iraq" , "It used to be Persia" , "Islamic republic on the Persian Gulf" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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