Persia
Persia around 1921, when both Russia and Britain eyed the region for its economic and strategic advantages

"Persian Corridor"
This Persian Gulf Command map depicts the corridor through which the Allies supplied the Soviet Union during World War II.

Iran-Iraq War
This map of the border between Iran and Iraq during the war shows the extent of Iraqi advances 1980-82 (purple), and Iranian advances 1985-88 (orange).