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4. Started the Iran Iraq war
Iraq was the first to attack in the Iran Iraq war
9. Is more densely populated
11. Has the capital Muscat
12. Is in the Middle East
14. Has the longest coastline
15. Has an international body of water after it
The Persian Gulf is named after Persia (Iran)
16. Borders the Caspian sea
20. Is officially Democratic
Iran is not Democratic and is Theocratic
23. Got military aid during the Iran Iraq war from the US
Both countries got military aid from the US because they wanted to stop the revolution but a secret group of people help Iran
24. Borders the Arabian Sea
25. Invented Zoroastrianism
Zoroastrianism is the previous religion for Iran
27. Borders Kuwait
Iran does not border Kuwait due to a small gap of Iraq
28. Created its own official language
Iraq speaks Arabic, which comes from Saudi Arabia while Iran speaks Persian (Farsi), which comes from Iran
29. Has three times the amount of Azeris than Azerbaijan itself
30. Was ruled by Saddam Hussein
31. Was ruled by King Cyrus
32. Attacked Kuwait and failed
33. Was once a US puppet state
34. Has the weaker currency
35. Was part of the Ottoman Empire
36. Was part of the Assyrian Empire
37. Was part of the Abbasid Caliphate
39. Was at least a little bit part of the USSR