Seuss' "If __ the Zoo" (4)

I believe the answer is:

iran

(Other definitions for iran that I've seen before include "Islamic republic on the Persian Gulf" , "Nation" , "Farsi-speaking country" , "Country that was Persia" , "Modern-day Persia" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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