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[quote=Anonymous]Here's a writeup from an Iranian blogspot:

What is the difference Between Persian and Iranian?

Iranians claim Persian and Iranian are the same people. That is entirely wrong. Persians and Iranians are entirely different people. I will explain the difference between the two.

Persians are not a homogenous group and Persian is not a race. Natives of Iran have different origin. Persians are related in terms of culture, language, Zoarastrian religion, and history of ancient Persia. In anthropology Persians are defined as either Cromagnid with native origin or Nordic with Aryan origin (Iran: %35 Persian).

Iranians are Azeri Turks who are a major ethnic group in Iran. Iranian is a name adopted in 18 century by Azeri Turks from European books. Iran was called Khorasan for 1000 years. Iranians originate from Oghuz Turks. Iranians are defined as dinaric alpine (Iran: 40% Azeri). Currently Iranians control the regime in Tehran. Iranians/Azeri are recent migrants to Iran since 14 century.

What is stated in books about Iranians and their history and anthropology is not relevant to this discussion as we are discussing how the "Iranian" is used in Iran today. There is no Iranian ethnicity in Iran. Iranian refers to Azeri Turks in Iran. Other ethnic groups and natives of Iran have their own name such as Persian, Kurd, Lurs, Balooch, Arab , Gilani, Mazandarani, Talysh etc.

Iranians and Persians are entirely different people and belong to different subracial types. Persians are either Cromagnid with native origin or Nordic with Aryan origin. It generally means that Persians and natives have long narrow faces. Iranians are Dinaric Alpine. I Iranians originate from 30 different Azeri Turk tribes and there are also variations within them. Iranians can range from Dinaric Alpine phenotype to related dinaric types. Typical examples are President Ahmadinejad and the former President Khatami who are both Azeri Turks. (Khatami claims he is from Yazd, but that is a lie based on his phenotype analysis)

Due to propoganda by the regime all Iranians imagine they are Persians. Iranians/Azeris always present themselves as Persians and assume Persian identity.That is not the real and true. "Iranian" identity is not Persian identity.

Persians and Iranians have entirely different cultures. Persian culture is related to ancient Persia, Central Asia and Afghanistan. Iranian Culture is related to Turks in Anatolia and Caucasus.
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