Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Iran

Much better sources are needed at Muslim conquest of Persia, see this discussion. Somewhat inexplicably, a dated religious publishing house work is currently being used to cite much of the material. Iskandar323 (talk) 09:28, 16 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

Hello, I am the subject of the article Meisam Amini.

I have placed an edit request on Talk:Meisam Amini to update the lead, infobox, medal record, and image with reliable sources.

Your attention or assistance from this WikiProject would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you. ~2025-42622-47 (talk) 21:40, 23 December 2025 (UTC)Reply

I tried creating a new article about what seems like a notable Iranian award (for children books), but I cannot even find out the award name in Persian (and thus can't check if there is a Persian wiki article). I assume most sources are in Iranian, and annoyingly, I seem to be geo-IP blocked from some Iranian English content (probably because I live in Korea and trigger some spam/security flags on their severs? Shrug). Amway, any fixes to the article would be welcome, TIA. _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:16, 12 January 2026 (UTC)Reply

 Courtesy link: Template:Welcome-foreign/Persian

Hello. Can you help verify a brief, English-to-Persian translation in a welcome template?

Template:Welcome-foreign is a bilingual welcome template used to welcome new users who have written content in some other language besides English. The template welcomes them first in English, then in their own language, as long as it is one of the three dozen languages it can handle. New languages are easily added. I have added support for 'Persian', but I don't know Persian (Farsi) so I used automatic translation to create Template:Welcome-foreign/Persian from the original at Template:Welcome-foreign/English. I'd appreciate it if a native Farsi speaker could verify or improve the translation. (Note that the term 'Persian' is used as the language name in English corresponding to language code fa; see meta:Table of Wikimedia projects#Projects per language codes, and look at the row for Farsi under language code = fa: in column one of the table. 'Farsi' is available as a redirect in the template.) Feel free to edit Template:Welcome-foreign/Persian directly, or paste a better translation below, if you prefer not to edit a template. Thanks! Mathglot (talk) 01:44, 9 February 2026 (UTC)Reply

Page that needs work Draft:Iranian transitional government plans shane (talk to me if you want!) 13:04, 17 March 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello everyone! I have prepared a detailed article about the Anti-Sabotage Joint Committee (SAVAK) in my sandbox. I've already submitted it for AfC review, but as a new user, I don't have the permissions to move it to the Draft space yet. Could someone please help move it to Draft:Anti-Sabotage Joint Committee (SAVAK)? Any feedback from the project members would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! -- Ravallon77 (talk) 10:03, 3 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello! I have completed a detailed translation and expansion of the article about Ali Reza Pahlavi (1922) in my sandbox. I would like to request an autoconfirmed editor to move it to the Draft space (Draft:Ali Reza Pahlavi (1922)) so it can be officially reviewed. I have already added the translation attribution on the talk page. Thank you! Ravallon77 (talk) 14:02, 3 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

• Ali Reza Pahlavi (born 1922) already exists. Please do not create duplicates. Star Mississippi 15:22, 3 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

I would appreciate if editors from this WikiProject could evaluate the article and discuss at Talk:Lion and Sun flag § Original research & unreliable source tags. Best, voorts (talk/contributions) 01:26, 18 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

RfC at Talk:Abbas Araghchi#RfC Infobox image regarding selection of the lead infobox image per MOS:LEADIMAGE and WP:BLP. Input is welcome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2x2x2x2x2 (talk • contribs) 22:18, 30 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

 You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Iran–United States war. –Gluonz ^{talk contribs} 05:06, 2 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi everyone,

I’m currently working on expanding coverage of Iran's political and security history during the Pahlavi era. I’ve put together two drafts that are ready for a final look, and I’d appreciate it if someone with experience in this topic could give them a quick review before I move them to the mainspace.

Both drafts go beyond basic translation; I’ve integrated specific academic sources like Ervand Abrahamian, Malcolm Cooper, and primary JPRS reports to ensure the tone remains neutral and historically grounded.

Here are the links:

1. Anti-Sabotage Joint Committee (SAVAK) 2. Siahkal incident

I’m particularly looking for feedback on whether the framing aligns with Wikipedia’s NPOV (neutral point of view) policy. Since these are sensitive topics, I want to make sure I’ve struck the right balance.

Thanks for your time and help.

Best, --Ravallon77 Ravallon77 (talk) 22:13, 2 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Dorood. I have just nominated Shekl-e Shah as a good article. You are invited to kindly review it at here.

Sepas-e Faravan

The.shahab (talk) 17:21, 4 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

Cyrus Cylinder has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 02:26, 5 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

If someone can fix the broken sentence at the start of the Achaemenid Empire subsection of Amol, that would be good. Zero^talk 06:02, 16 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Simon I of Kartli#Requested move 3 May 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 04:37, 17 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Ottoman–Persian War (1775–1776)#Requested move 23 May 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 09:17, 30 May 2026 (UTC)Reply

See here, contributions on this welcome. FOARP (talk) 13:39, 1 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:2026 alleged Iranian strikes on Azerbaijan#Requested move 20 May 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. TarnishedPath^talk 01:38, 4 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

As distinguished in Template:Castles in Iran, and Qal'eh Dokhtar (disambiguation). Wikidata had them as the same, so I'm not sure? -Bogger (talk) 13:57, 16 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hey WikiProject Iran, the Developing Countries WikiContest is back for a third year, and sign-ups are now open! The contest will run from 1 July to 30 September, and the objective remains the same: improve as many articles relating to developing countries as you can to help fight systemic bias on Wikipedia.

Thanks to everyone who answered the call for coordinators, and please welcome the new faces on the coordinator team: the 2024 Gold Belt Buckle winner Generalissima (talk · contribs); and the record-holder for most India-related submissions in 2024, Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs)! Following feedback from last year, adjustments have been made to the scoring rules; discussion can be found on the contest talk page.

If you have any questions, please leave a message on the contest talk page or contact one of the coordinators: Arconning (talk · contribs), Generalissima (talk · contribs), Magentic Manifestations (talk · contribs), sawyer777 (talk · contribs), or TechnoSquirrel69 (talk · contribs). (Sent via MediaWiki message delivery.) —TechnoSquirrel69 (talk) 16:02, 20 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

The article Akhund Mullah Mohammad Kashani has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged for notability concerns for 9 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Poorly sourced article about a scholar who doesn't pass WP:NPROF.

You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the {{proposed deletion/dated}} notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 08:35, 7 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Minorities in Iran#Requested move 15 July 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. 1isall (talk | contribs) 12:39, 22 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Islamic Republic of Iran Army#Requested move 1 August 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 19:40, 6 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a request for comment about the reliability of Fars News Agency. If you are interested, please participate at WP:RSN § RfC: Fars News Agency. — Newslinger talk 22:37, 8 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

The article Zir Ab, Razavi Khorasan has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Unsourced for 18 years. This is an article about an alleged small village. A Google search found no significant coverage.

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Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing {{proposed deletion/dated}} will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion based on established criteria.

If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 00:14, 4 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

There is a requested move discussion at Talk:Battle of Ctesiphon (263)#Requested move 18 August 2026 that may be of interest to members of this WikiProject. Axolitl (talk | contribs) 05:49, 9 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hi, just to let you know that I'm running The Asia-Oceania Destubathon in November in support of Wikipedia:Asian Month. £2000 (about US$ 2,689.54) in prizes. It would be great to see your editors participating as it's a good opportunity to see a lot of content improved for Iran with prizes. Sign up if interested anyway, thanks. ♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:08, 17 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

List of medical schools in Iran is completely unsourced. Can anyone here improve the page? WhatamIdoing (talk) 03:45, 20 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

The article Iran National Auto Loan has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged for notability concerns and for needing more references for over 8 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Poorly sourced article and list of cars for a short-term balloon loan scheme. Created by a SPA with 6 edits, probably a salesperson.

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If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 13:43, 29 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

Alexander the Great has an RfC for possible consensus. A discussion is taking place. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments on the discussion page. Thank you. NebY (talk) 15:05, 30 September 2026 (UTC)Reply

The article Alec Cartio has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged for notability concerns for almost 8 years. Tagged for needing more sources for 11 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. Poorly sourced BLP.

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If the proposed deletion has already been carried out, you may request undeletion of the article at any time. Bearian (talk) 12:39, 2 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello. Could an editor fluent in Persian and English review User:RyanRG/sandbox, an LLM-assisted translation adapted from fa:روشنک گرامی (revision 43392613), with additional cited sources? Please check translation accuracy, source support, neutrality, and the transliteration of work titles, and correct any problems. Once the translation has been reviewed and any necessary corrections made, could you please remove the {{LLM-assisted translation}} tag if appropriate? I would like to complete this review before submitting the draft to Articles for Creation. I know the subject personally and am requesting independent review. Thank you. RyanRG (talk) 03:15, 15 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

An editor has requested that Iran–Israel conflict be moved to Iran–Israel war, which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. LIrala (talk) 20:30, 20 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
(Notification provided by Move+)

An editor has requested that War on cartels (2025–present) be moved to Pan-American Cartel War (2025–present), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 09:31, 22 October 2026 (UTC)Reply
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The article Kiarash Anvari has been proposed for deletion because it appears to have no references. Under Wikipedia policy, this biography of a living person will be deleted after seven days unless it has at least one reference to a reliable source that directly supports material in the article. The nominator also raised the following concern:

after multiple tags were added almost 7 years ago, the sources are still only external links to IMDb and film festival press releases.

If you created the article, please don't be offended. Instead, consider improving the article. For help on inserting references, see Referencing for beginners, or ask at the help desk. Once you have provided at least one reliable source, you may remove the {{prod blp/dated}} tag. Please do not remove the tag unless the article is sourced. If you cannot provide such a source within seven days, the article may be deleted, but you can request that it be undeleted when you are ready to add one. Bearian (talk) 01:03, 25 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

I posted a request for input on the WP:ABADI essay above some months ago and as far as I can see zero comments have arisen. Indeed no-one has responded to any of the above posts going back months, or (other than me) in any of the archives going back years.

There used to be a small but active number of Iranian (or at least Farsi-speaking) editors on here, but as far as I can see these have all moved on (e.g., USER:Shahramrashidi last edited in 2021, User:4nn1l2 got San Fran Banned in 2022). The geopolitical situation obviously hasn't helped Iranian editors.

If this project is no-longer being monitored regularly, then it should be labelled as such. FOARP (talk) 10:00, 28 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Welp, 24 hours have gone by on this indicating that, yes, no-one is monitoring this page. I've marked the project as inactive - I note that this has been done in the past but then reverted nearly a year later apparently on the basis of the above notifications. It should be said that the above notifications are requests for input from people not involved in this project - the measure of whether this is an active project is whether anyone is actually monitoring this page and responding to the requests for input, not whether requests for input (which are practically required by many of our processes) are being made. FOARP (talk) 09:13, 29 October 2026 (UTC)Reply

Just to note it's now been nearly a week, and no response. FOARP (talk) 14:40, 3 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

I for one am monitoring this talk page in best of my abilities and time allowance, and there is something that I can comment on or help I will engage as I did bellow.

Claming page inactivity when the last comment was on April falls short of WP:INACTIVEWP policy, the page needs to be inactive for a year or more. There for this tag is not suitable to this WikiProjects. Dr.TheHistorian✎ 19:16, 3 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

The article Hilleh Historical Village has been proposed for deletion because of the following concern:

Tagged as unreferenced for 14 months. Unsourced actually for 19 years. No other language has a reliably sourced article from which to translate. I tried several different searches and found nothing. Possibly original research.

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The reason why it is not showing anything when you search it, is because the name of the village is actually misspelled and not the full name on the article. The village is called Hilehvar Buried Village, if you search that up you will see sources. One example

There has to be a name fixation on the article rather than deletion. Dr.TheHistorian✎ 18:44, 3 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

An editor has requested that Gilas be moved to Gilas (village), which may be of interest to this WikiProject. You are invited to participate in the move discussion. Thanks! —1isall (talk | contribs) 14:50, 13 November 2026 (UTC)Reply
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Thank you for notifying, have commented. Dr.TheHistorian✎ 20:39, 13 November 2026 (UTC)Reply