How to Use Iranian in a Sentence

Iranian

noun
Definition of Iraniannext
  • The dancers were the last few members of the Iranian National Ballet.
    — Brian Seibert, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The proxies appear well funded and in the face of US sanctions, Iranian Oil revenue is booming.
    — Michael Tobin, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • And abroad, Iranian state media reported that someone set tires ablaze in front of the Iranian Embassy in Paris over the weekend.
    — Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Eight days later, the Iranian Space Agency finally achieved success with the Simorgh rocket.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
  • At a moment of war and deep division in the Middle East, a film co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian is already a victory in and of itself.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Oct. 2023
  • Over the past year, the Union Council of Iranian Students has said that hundreds of students faced disciplinary panels at their universities over the protests.
    — Nasser Karimi and Jon Gambrell, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Now that Raisi is confirmed dead, the Iranian Constitution calls for new elections within 50 days.
    — Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
  • To extend the family’s stay in the country for that surgery, their father obtained a temporary job at the Iranian Embassy and worked there in October and November 1961.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The Iranian Embassy in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Since the Iranian Revolution in 1979, however, the Islamic Republic has used escalation as a policy tool of choice.
    — Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Oct. 2023
  • Michael White had only recently arrived in a grim Iranian jail when a curious fellow prisoner, an English-speaking Iranian, approached him in the courtyard for a conversation.
    — Eric Tucker, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The terrorist organization Hezbollah also formed during the invasion with the help of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
    — Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
  • The Tasnim news agency is closely affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The consulate building, which includes the ambassador’s residence and is located next to the Iranian Embassy, is considered sovereign Iranian territory.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 2 Apr. 2024

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