r/iranian

38K archived posts · Feb 2012 – Sep 2026

Iranian discussion forum to discuss all things Iran

r/iranian

The official community of Iranians and Iranophiles on Reddit. Dedicated to all topics Iranian. We are the only forum that guarantees free speech and does not censor users based on their views.

Created Jan 11, 2011

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###Iran & Regional Countries

###About

Feel free to post anything related to Iran and Iranian and Persian culture & language(s) here. Questions about tourism to Iran, Iranian politics and culture, Persian or Iranian histroy etc. are also welcome. Just a few general guidelines to go by:

Be civil. Don't use personal attacks or engage in racism, sexism or any other form of bigotry. This also includes trolling. Also see: rule 5.

Report offensive material (by mentioning or messaging mods) and refrain from feeding trolls.

Respect user privacy. Do not share the personal info of yourself or of others.

Refrain from posting spam or flooding the subreddit. Advertisement of other subreddits or other communities elsewhere should be coordinated with the moderators of this subreddit. Failing to do so will result in your post being considered as spam. Users are allowed a maximum of 3 posts every 24 hours.

No supporting bigotry in any forms. This includes but is not limited to: racism towards all ethnic, linguistic and cultural groups of the world, bigotry towards religions or sects, social class, misogyny or misandry, and homophobia.

No supporting human suffering in any forms. This includes but is not limited to: persecution, child abuse, physical assault, sexual harassment or assault, torture (physical and psychological), executions (criminal and political), assassinations and terrorism. This excludes the support for people acting in self-defense, particularly from the threats of genocide and colonization.

No support for any form of Iranian separatist or Balkanization movements.

No Uncle Toms. --- i. supporting sanctions against Iranian people --- ii. demilitarization/denuclearization of Iran --- iii. supporting foreign intervention in Iran --- iv. supporting Zionism --- v. supporting foreign sponsored terrorist orgs in Iran, (i.e. MEK) --- vi. supporting the 1953 CIA&MI6 anti-democratic coup in Iran

No misinformation/psyops. This means no reliable sources to prove or disregarding provided proofs.

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###What does it mean to be Iranian?

###[The origins of r/Iranian as a community distinct from r/Iran](https://www.reddit.com/r/iranian/comments/6wg2hu/i_have_a_question_about_this_subreddit/dm9yipl/)

###Subreddit Cultural Exchanges

Previous Exchanges

Upcoming Exchange(s): Armenia: TBA

Subreddit Ambassador: u/sohailrules

###Iranian Diaspora Organizations

United States:

National Iranian American Council (NIAC)

Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA)

Canada:

Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC)

For more diaspora organizations, refer to this page.

###Books about Iran

Iran Between Two Revolutions

Imagining Iran: The Tragedy of Subaltern Nationalism

Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution

All the Shah's Men

Understanding Iran: Everything You Need to Know, from Persia to the Islamic Republic, from Cyrus to Ahmadinejad

For more books about Iran, visit our wiki.

###Documentaries about Iran

Spring Wind - This is How Real Iran Looks

Rick Steves' Iran: Yesterday and Today

The Last Shah - Iran History

The Man Who Changed The World - Iran and the West

Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown - Iran

History of Iranian Empires

Ethno-linguistic Peoples of Iran

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