Culture

Celebrations
Chahar Shanbe Suri (Culture of Iran)
No Ruz (Culture of Iran)
Norouz Background (Iran Heritage Foundation)
Women Roles in Norouz Celebrations (CHN)
World: Norouz Celebrations Herald Onset Of Spring (RFE/RL)
Nov-Ruz, The Zarathushtrian New Year (Vohuman)
Nowrooz Holiday Celebrates Life (RFE/RL)
Haft Seenee: The Now Rooz Table (Ancient Iran)
Now Ruz – The New Year Celebration in Persia (Iran Review)
Seezdeh be dar (Culture of Iran)
Mihregan (Culture of Iran)
Jashn e Sadeh (Culture of Iran)
Tirgan (CAIS)
Yalda Background (Iran Heritage Foundation)
Yalda (Culture of Iran)

Art
The Iranian Art of Painting
Persian Carpet, The Beautiful Picture of Art in History
Carpet Designs
Iranian Carpet: Combining Artistic Design and Hard Labor
Gelim: An Embodiment of Iranian Taste and Art
Nayhshabur Pottery
Traditional Arts of Iran: Inlaid Work
Photographers During Qajar Reign

Film & Theatre
The New Wave in Iranian Cinema - From Past to Present
Women in the Iranian Cinema (Payam-e Zan)
Iranian Women Make Films (Film International)
Women in the Iranian Cinema (Payam-e Zan)
A Centrury-Old Theater (Hayate Nou)
Female Playwrights (Zanan Social Monthly)

Music
An Introduction to Persian Music
The Choice between National and Classical Music
Development & Changes in the Meaning of the Word "Music"
Female Musicians in Iran
Film Music In Iranian Cinema-Sounding Original
Impact of Persian Music on Other Cultures and Vice Versa
Iran's National Orchestra and its Background in Iran
Music and Festivities in Iranian Cultures
Pop Music in Iran
Ritual and Religious Music in Iran

History
A Brief History of the Persian Empire (CAIS)
Cyrus the Greats' Cylinder: The First World Charter of the Human Rights in 539BCE (CAIS) | Gallery
The Laws of the Ancient Persians-by S. J. Bulsara
The Splendor of Persia-by Robert Payne
The Persian Wars by Herodotus
Herodotus: On The Customs of the Persians, c. 430 BCE
The US Army Pocket Guide to Iran (1943)
Persia or Iran?
The History Of Jews In Persia/Iran
Women's Lives in Ancient Persia (Culture of Iran)
Marriage Ceremony, histroy & Symbolism (Culture of Iran)
Women and Marriage in Sassanid Era (CHN)
Women Roles in Norouz Celebrations (CHN)
How Women Applied Makeup 3000 Years Ago
Historical Background of Perfume & Perfume Manufacturing in Iran
Anâhitâ, the Mother of Gods
Women of Burnt City Defined Family Economy (CHN)
Women Held Power In Burnt City (CHN)
First Animation of the World Found In Burnt City (CHN)
3rd Millennium BC Artificial Eyeball Discovered in Burnt City (CHN)
Iran's Burnt City Throws up World's Oldest Backgammon (CHN)
Burnt City Broke the Record in Archeological Findings (CHN)
The Story of Kouh-e Noor and Daryay-e Noor Diamonds (Zaman; News)
Chess; Iranian or Indian Invention? (CAIS)
The Histroy of Chogan/Polo (CAIS)

Constitution & law
Constitution (Persian)
Constitution (English) | PDF
Governance of the Jurist - Islamic Government
Civil Code of Iran (English)
Commercial Code of Iran (English)
Labour Law (English)

Iran Constitution - December 30, 1906 (Persian)
Iran Constitution - October 7, 1907 (Persian)

Country Guides
IRAN - A Country Study (LOC)
Iran - A Handbook (CIA)

Profile
Background Note: Iran - USDOS (2012)
Background Note: Iran - USDOS (2003)
Summary Profile - CIA (2020)

Agreements and Treaties

Iran-Bahrain Agreements
Agreement concerning Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Bahrain and Iran (June 17, 1971)

Iran-Iraq Treaties
Treaty of Peace and Frontiers: The Ottoman Empire and Persia (May 17, 1639)
The Treaty of Erzurum (May 31, 1847)
The Tehran Protocol (December 21, 1911)
Protocol relating to the Delimitation of the Turco-Persian Boundary signed at Constantinople (November 4th (17th), 1913)
The Algiers Accord (March 6, 1975)
Treaty concerning the Frontier and Neighbourly relations between Iran and Iraq (June 13, 1975)

Iran-Oman Agreements
Cotinental Shelf Boundary: Iran-Oman (January 1, 1976)

Iran-Qatar Agreements
Agreement concerning Delimitation of Continental Shelf between Qatar and Iran (September 20, 1969)

Iran-Saudi Arabia Agreements
Agreement concerning Sovereignty over the Islands of Farsi and Arabi and the Delimitation of the Continental Shelf between Iran and Saudi Arabia (October 24, 1968)

Iran-UAE Agreements
'Memorandum of Understanding' between Iran and Sharjah (November 1971 )
Continental Shelf Boundary: Iran - United Arab Emirates (Dubai) (August 13, 1974)

Iran-US Treaties
Treaties in Force as of January 1, 2003 (U.S. Department of State)-Read pages 139, 140, 141 in pdf format.
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Iran/United States Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations and Consular Rights, signed at Tehran on 15 August 1955
The Algiers Accords (January 19, 1981)

U.N. Security Council
UN Security Council Resolution 2231 - July 20, 2015
UN Security Council Resolution 1803 - March 3, 2008
UN Security Council Resolution 1737 - December 23, 2006
UN Security Council Resolution 1698 (PDF) - July 31, 2006
UN Security Council Resolution 598 - July 20, 1987 | (PDF)
UN Security Council resolutions relating to Iran (1946-1991)





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