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).
Updated March 02, 2017. Iran, or as it is officially called, the Islamic Republic of Iran, is located in western Asia, a region that is better known as the Middle East. Iran is a large country with the Caspian Sea and the Persian Gulf making up much of the northern and southern borders respectively.