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* The national lanugage is more commonly reffered to as Farsi, not Persian.
* '''Reduce size of History section by moving details to History of Iran article and using ]. Suggested length: 10 paragraphs.'''
* '''Reduce size of History section by moving details to History of Iran article and using ]. Suggested length: 10 paragraphs.'''
* Improve writing style in Economic section (too many short, shoppy paragraphs that start with "Iran..."
* Improve writing style in Economic section (too many short, shoppy paragraphs that start with "Iran..."
Revision as of 23:58, 13 March 2007
Reduce size of History section by moving details to History of Iran article and using Misplaced Pages:Summary style. Suggested length: 10 paragraphs.
Improve writing style in Economic section (too many short, shoppy paragraphs that start with "Iran..."
Consolidate Government section into one long section describing the federal government, deferring "main article" links to the main Politics in Iran article
Better explain democratic elections in early 1950s (put details in History article). Could someone add a paragraph to flesh this out? How were democratically held elections implemented? The Shah was reinstated, the article states, but does not explain how he had lost power...
Fix the nonfactual reference to the Bush administration’s plans to use nuclear force. These plans are not only unconfirmed, but also alleged. Furthermore, the source article is post dated.
Give more information about main cities that are not Tehran.
In the sub-heading 'Administrative divisions', i think it will be a good idea to note the recent changes in provincial boundries such as those of Mazandaran, Yazd and Khorasan provinces.
Improve pictures early in the article so they are less pale and lifeless.
Add coverage about refugess e.g. from Iraq and Afghanistan, in Demographics.
Add boundary disputes to 'Geography and climate' section, e.g. from CIA:
ex. Iran protests Afghanistan's limiting flow of dammed tributaries to the Helmand River in periods of drought; Iraq's lack of a maritime boundary with Iran prompts jurisdiction disputes beyond the mouth of the Shatt al Arab in the Persian Gulf; Iran and UAE dispute Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island, which are occupied by Iran; Iran stands alone among littoral states in insisting upon a division of the Caspian Sea into five equal sectors