Iranian SSPR

Iran (/ɪˈrɑːn/ or /aɪˈræn/; Persian: Irân‎ [ʔiːˈɾɑn]), also known as Persia (/ˈpɜrʒə/ or /ˈpɜrʃə/), officially the Iranian Soviet Sovereign Protectorate Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered to the north by The Soviet Union; to the east by The Afghanistani SSPR and Indian SSPR; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west by Turkey, Kurdistan and Iraq. It is the only country that has both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline. Iran has long been of geostrategic importance because of its central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz.