Iranian Royal Name Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 11, 2023

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	noun • Shah of Iran who was deposed in 1979 by Islamic fundamentalists (1919-1980) • the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries • the script (derived from the Aramaic alphabet) used to write the Pahlavi language
	23%	6		First name of an Iranian-American film director
	noun • Afghan leader of forces opposed to the Taliban; won fame by successfully resisting the Soviets in the 1980s; was assassinated by men posing as journalists (1953-2001)
	23%	6		Last name of an influential Iranian poet
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New York Times31 Mar 1996	Down 9
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