14. Iran and Israel as Geographically Unequal Targets:
The enormous difference in territorial scale means that the consequences of an identical number of nuclear detonations would not necessarily be geographically equivalent. A country with enormous territorial depth and a country occupying a much smaller geographic area cannot be assumed to experience identical consequences. This is the foundation of the argument that an attacker must consider not only its ability to strike Iran, but Iran's ability to retaliate against a much more geographically concentrated opponent. In this context, the analogy that Israel's territory is comparable to an island relative to Iran's vast landmass illustrates the magnitude of the geographical asymmetry. The comparison is rhetorical, but it expresses a genuine strategic concept: territorial depth affects survivability.

On 24 Shahrivar 1310 in the Iranian Solar Hijri calendar, the Pasargadae complex was registered among Iran’s national historical monuments. Ninety-five years have now passed since the national registration of this unique ancient complex. Despite the many ups and downs it has experienced over this period of nearly a century, Pasargadae remains a monument upon which the eyes of the world are firmly fixed.

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The Daughters of Goshtasp

Humāy and Beh-Āfarīd, the daughters of Goshtasp and sisters of Esfandiyār, are referred to by different names in various sources.¹ According to the Shāhnāmeh, they are “wise”, “fortunate”, and “noble” daughters, whose faces “had never been seen by the wind”; yet fate condemns them to captivity among the Turks, “with pain and grief, and faces like lamps”:

Shahrnaz & Arnavaz, according to the Shahnameh, are the sisters of Jamshid and are the first women whose names Ferdowsi mentions. He bestows upon them such epithets as “pure,” “veiled,” and “chaste”:

Two pure women from the house of Jamshid
Were brought forth, trembling like a willow;

For both were sisters of Jamshid,
And were as crowns upon the heads of noble women.

Of the veiled women, one was Shahrnaz,
And the other, chaste Arnavaz by name.

(Book One, The Reign of Zahhak, 55: 6–8)

A Different Portrayal of Rostam’s Beloved

Tahmineh, the only daughter of the King of Samangan, Rostam’s wife and Sohrab’s mother, is a beautiful, chaste, courteous and humble woman: loyal, independent, perceptive and wise, highly knowledgeable, passionate and spirited, courageous, calculating, forthright and determined in pursuing her goals, and committed to her decisions. Through her brief yet distinctive presence, she brings about the most tragic story in the Shahnameh.

Faranak, the wife of Abtin and the mother of Fereydun, is portrayed in the Shahnameh as a free-spirited, knowledgeable and thoughtful woman, compassionate and generous, a vigilant and well-organised fighter, and a caring and affectionate mother. Her character and functions can, broadly, be divided into three categories: 1. a conscious and freedom-seeking warrior; 2. a devoted mother; and 3. a generous and humanitarian individual.

National Honey Day is observed annually on 31 Mordad to recognise the work of beekeepers and raise public awareness about the importance of honeybees, both for honey production and for agriculture and the environment. Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture has also emphasised the importance of protecting honeybees and developing the beekeeping sector.

The development of tourism cooperation between Iran and Armenia requires expanded tourism exchanges and the implementation of joint tours, an official from East Azerbaijan Province’s Department of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts said.

The deputy tourism director of the department described the expansion of tourism exchanges between the two countries as an important necessity for strengthening bilateral tourism ties. He also stressed the need to organise joint tour programmes aimed at introducing the historical, cultural and natural attractions of both Iran and Armenia.

The head of Tajikistan’s national aviation authority has called for the resumption of flights between Tajikistan and Iran, highlighting the importance of restoring direct air links between the two countries.

The Tajik aviation official said that the resumption of flights would help strengthen connectivity between Tajikistan and Iran and facilitate travel between the two countries.