A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 88. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
The Medes unified Iran as a nation and empire in 625 BC. The Achaemenid Empire (550â330 BC), founded by Cyrus the Great, was the first of the Persian empires to rule from the Balkans to North Africa and also Central Asia, spanning three continents, from their seat of power in Persis (Persepolis).
Iran under the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi in fact was the first Muslim country to recognize Israel and established close ties that lasted till 1979 Islamic Revolution. Father of Prince Reza Pahlavi, the heir to the throne of Iran.