Farsi-speaking country (4)
I believe the answer is:
iran
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">farsi-speaking country</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Rain (anag) - country" , "Middle East country" , "Previously known as Persia" , "Country where ayatollahs replaced a shah" , "Iraq's neighbour" .)