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).
University of AlcalÃ¡. University of Western Australia. More about University of Tehran. Despite a tradition of education that dates back to the Sassanid period (224 â 651 AD), the University of Tehran as it is known today wasnât established until 1934, making it the country's oldest modern university. Also referred to as Iran's âmother universityâ, it is a government-funded, public institution.