Omar Khayyám

He keeps a two-room Soviet-era studio off Dushanbe’s Omar Khayyam Street, where skyscrapers look down on the intimate gardens and walled labyrinths of a mahalla.

That, more than the quatrains of Omar Khayyam or the gorgeous rugs of Kerman, is the soft power that matters to Tehran.

The satellite was named after Omar Khayyam, a renowned Persian scientist and poet.

The satellite launched Tuesday was named after Omar Khayyam, the renowned medieval Persian scientist and poet.

The Khayyam satellite is named after the Persian poet and philosopher Omar Khayyam and marks a rare successful launch for the regime after several failed efforts in recent years.