Iran-Contra Scandal
We all know that sometimes the United States gets itself into dangerous waters, and the Iran-Iraq War was a frightening example of that. America urged the world to stop selling weapons to Iran as the USA supported Iraq. But later evidence would show that the Americans themselves were actually selling weapons to Iran.
Playing Polo
Who would have ever thought that the sport of polo was invented in Iran? It’s not confirmed, but the fact is, Iranians were playing polo as far back as the 6th century B.C., and the reason for doing so was because they were training for the cavalry.