Neighbor of Azerbaijan and Afghanistan (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Country where the official language is Farsi" , "Modern name for Persia" , "Asian country" , "bombless state" , "Farsi-speaking country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.

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