History of Iran

The recorded history of Iran dates back about 2,500 years ago, when the Achaemenian dynasty ruled the country. The Dynasty was very significant because during the era the Pars tribes unified during the rule of Astyages and his grandson Cyrus, who formed a big Empire. But according to the "Aryans", inhabitants of the Iranian plateau, Astyages and Cyrus were not the founders of civilization, institute the first nation and establish a well-organized financial system. Achaemenian's famous military expedition against the Greeks took place in 480 B.C., when Iran was defeated and the seizure of undisputed power was given to Alexander (Embassy of Pakistan- Washington D.C.).
Darius, another prominent king, divided his empire into 20 states and appointed powerful rulers for each of them. He built roads for trade, enhance relations with the states and reach his military goals. The most famous road was "Shahi", or King's road, which connected Susa to Mesopotamia (Current day Iraq) which was 2,400 Kilometers long. In this era, many accomplishments were made including the creation of a tax and wage system for labour, a unified measuring system, private banks, coin minting and granting loans for agricultural purposes. Many Sea Routes were created and had ships with capacities up to 300 tons sailing frequently. The ship's sailors were mainly Phoenicians or Greeks, the officers were Iranians whereas a 10,000-strong military formed Darius's renowned "Immortal Army" (Embassy of Pakistan- Washington D.C.).
What seems to be most important after this era would be the Islamic Revolution in 1979 and the citizens voted for the Islamic republican system with a majority of over 98.8 percent. The assembly formed the Constitutional law of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Constitutional law was approved by the vote of the Iranian nation. With the creation of the Islamic government, many conspiracies were hooked by the world imperialism. All of them failed due to the presence of the Iranian people on the scenes (Embassy of Pakistan- Washington D.C.).
Main objectives of the Conspiracy theorists were of weakening and paralyzing Iran's economic and political system and the occupation of the fertile land of Khuzistan, was Iraqi regime's invasion of Iran directly provoked by the United States in 1980 -- which was only two years following the victory of the Islamic revolution. The war continued for 8 years and included the most savage bombings and chemical attacks leaving much destruction and damages in 4 border provinces of the country in the South and the West. Hundreds of thousands of the best and most faithful forces were martyred or disabled in the war and millions of people became homeless as a result of the war (Embassy of Pakistan- Washington D.C.).