Nation that follows the Solar Hijri calendar (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "oil supplier" , "Modern Persia (4)" , "Former Persia" , "foreign land" , "It used to be Persia" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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