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RussiaPrussia
01-25-2014, 02:04 PM
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StonyArabia
01-25-2014, 10:24 PM
The name Persian is really of one ethnic group and one region. However the name Iranian includes all the citizens of Iran, and so the term would be preferred to be Iranian from this. It's true that the majority of the ethnic groups in Iran belong to the Iranic groups, but they are distinct and have their own cultures from the Persians like the Baloch and Kurds for example. Also Iran host some non-Iranic groups like the Semitic Arabs in Arabistan and the islands, Assyrians and Mandeans, and some Turkic groups like the Azeris, Qashakis, and Turkmens. So the name Iran and Iranian see to be a better fit from that regard.