Being Persian or Iranian has never meant coming only from the modern country of Iran, because millions of Persians live in Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, and the Persian we all speak today was first standardised in Balkh and written as literature in the east. If you have ever been told you can’t be Persian because you aren’t from Iran, share this with the person who said it. Clip from @brianatlasx #history #persian #iran #afghanistan #travel