Why it matters
Cyrus the Great freed the Jewish exiles and funded the return to Jerusalem. Esther became queen in Susa. The Magi who followed the star to Bethlehem came from these highlands. Persia's fingerprints are on the closing books of the Old Testament and the opening of the New.
"Thus says Cyrus king of Persia…" — Ezra 1:2
On the ground
Iran is on the map, not yet on the itinerary
We haven't plotted sites here yet. The ground matters to the story, so it is on the scouting list — tell us if it is somewhere you want to walk.
Also in Mesopotamia & Persia
Walk it yourself.
Small groups, proper guides, and scripture read where it was lived.