Resolution criteria

This market resolves YES if Iran's official government name is formally changed to "Persia" at any point during 2026. Resolution requires official documentation from Iran's government or international bodies (UN, etc.) recognizing the name change. The market resolves NO if no such official change occurs by December 31, 2026.

Background

In 1935, Reza Shah Pahlavi officially requested that foreign delegates begin using the endonym "Iran" in formal correspondence, and subsequently "Iran" and "Iranian" were standardised as the terms referring to the country and its citizens. Iran's official name since 1979 is Jomhuri-ye Eslāmi-ye Irān, which translates as the Islamic Republic of Iran. In 1959, the last Iranian Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, announced that it was appropriate to use both "Persia" and "Iran" in formal correspondence. Today, both terms are common; Persia mostly in historical and cultural contexts, Iran mostly in political contexts.