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Why Iran Is So Hard To Conquer | The Iranian Plateau Explained
Next Horizon Global
Why Iran Is So Hard To Conquer | The Iranian Plateau Explained
When you look at the Iranian Plateau, it appears empty. Mountains. Deserts. Dry winds sweeping across thousands of kilometres.
But this landscape became one of the most important crossroads in human history.
Hard to invade. Impossible to ignore.
For more than five thousand years, empires tried to dominate this region — yet something unusual kept happening.
Why Iran geography makes a ground invasion unlikely
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) March 11, 2026
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