. Iran is about two and a half times as big as Texas and has a very ancient history as well as a large supply of oil and a strategic location. Now that the "powers that be" in the USA have decided that we need the Iranian oil, it is "politically correct" to talk about Iran again
Correction (2009). Now that the "powers that be" in the USA have decided that we don't need Iranian oil (because we are more afraid of their nuclear bomb potential), it is no longer "politically correct" to talk about Iran.
These spoons are all hand made in Isfahan (the old capitol of Persia--1600's), thus while they are very similar in style, they show differences because of the hand workmanship.
Shah Abbas the Great built many mosques and royal buildings. The famous Blue Domed Mosque (Masjid-i-shah) in the center of Isfahan is renown as the world's finest example of Muslim architecture.
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