Sandy Ingram – Dinar Guru Before 1935 what was Iran called? The answer is Persia…This may be a deep-rooted reason why Iran keeps harboring over Iraq like a lost child over and above the monetary reasons…if you look at the map…Persia included the land that is now occupied by Iran and Iraq…Iran took over the country of Persia’s name in 1935 but that does not change the DNA of the Iraqi or Iranian people...