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Change Unitary presidential theocratic Islamic republic to Unitary presidential theocratic Islamic republic under a totalitarian dictatorship78.39.19.11 (talk)18:08, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please providereliable sources that support the change you want to be made.Day Creature (talk)19:51, 31 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-resistance/charles-michel-in-rome-irans-dictatorship-is-weak-afraid-and-facing-a-credible-alternative/5.75.61.6 (talk)14:01, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran5.75.61.40 (talk)15:26, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/iran/report-iran/5.75.61.40 (talk)15:28, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The first cite is obviously not an acceptable source. The second is Wikipedia, which is not a reliable source for Wikipedia, and doesn't call it a totalitarian dictatorship anyhow. The third also does not name it suchly.O3000, Ret. (talk)15:39, 4 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Dictator" is a subjective label and there is well-established consensus (such as several deletions ofCategory:Dictators) that we should not label people as dictators in wiki-voice unless it is part of a title (e.g.Roman dictator). –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄)04:17, 16 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

"Persia" should redirect to the Achaemenid Empire or Persia (disambiguation) or History of Iran, etc. It's like redirecting Babylonia to Iraq.NNNNNNNN (talk)23:54, 25 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Octaazacubane Hi, you are right! I corrected that bythis edit. Thanks,Hooman Mallahzadeh (talk)05:57, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Aidepikiwnirotide Hi, no doubt about being synonym of "Iran" and "Persia". But is this name such important that can be mentioned in the first line? I think, like other countries, we can mention the synonym "Persia" in other sections of this article. Maybe in the final line of lead section. SeeIraq,Syria,Spain, etc. Even though all of them have historical synonyms, none of these articles contain such historical synonyms at the first line. Thanks,Hooman Mallahzadeh (talk)12:15, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, The very fact that there is so much sensitivity around this issue indicates how important it is. That said, yes ; the name "Persia" should be mentioned in the very first line so that the reader immediately understands which country is being referred to.

Many readers only read the first few lines.Aidepikiwnirotide (talk)12:27, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Aidepikiwnirotide Can you find any other country article that uses its "historical name" in the first line? By convention, all countries use "name" and "official name" without "historical name". Breaking this convention for Iran is an issue.Hooman Mallahzadeh (talk)12:44, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

hhhAidepikiwnirotide (talk)13:04, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

1. The name Persia remained the official name of the country in letters, maps, and formal documents until 1935, that is, only about 90 years ago. Therefore, referring to it merely as a “historical name” is not entirely accurate, as Persia was more than just a historical term.

2. The reason this issue doesn’t exist for many other countries is that such an unusual event simply didn’t happen elsewhere; namely, a sudden, one-day request through a letter to replace name X with name Y.

3. Nevertheless, in cases like Greece, the country’s official name (the Hellenic Republic) is not commonly used. Instead, the widely recognized historical name, Greece, is used. As a result, both names appear side by side in the first line of the Wikipedia article.Aidepikiwnirotide (talk)13:06, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

@Hooman Mallahzadeh

1. The name Persia remained the official name of the country in letters, maps, and formal documents until 1935, that is, only about 90 years ago. Therefore, referring to it merely as a “historical name” is not entirely accurate, as Persia was more than just a historical term.

2. The reason this issue doesn’t exist for many other countries is that such an unusual event simply didn’t happen elsewhere; namely, a sudden, one-day request through a letter to replace name X with name Y.

3. Nevertheless, in cases like Greece, the country’s official name (the Hellenic Republic) is not commonly used. Instead, the widely recognized historical name, Greece, is used. As a result, both names appear side by side in the first line of the Wikipedia article.Aidepikiwnirotide (talk)13:08, 26 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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