Persia, now (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Middle Eastern country" , "Country to east of Iraq" , "Former Persia" , "Country lying to south of Caspian sea" , "Nation" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal, The Star Tribune, The Wall Street Journal and the King Feature Syndicate.

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