Racism in Iran

Racism in Iran encompasses various manifestations of racism between the inhabitants of the country. A UN panel in 2019 said "Arabs, Kurds, and other minorities in Iran face discrimination because of their ethnicity." In 2010, The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination of the UN urged Iran to tackle racism on Arab, Azeri, Balochi, and Kurdish communities and some communities of non-citizens.

Arabs

Epithets such as Mush-Khor and Marmulak-Khor are used for both Sunni and Shiite Arabs.

In 1926, the Azerbaijani language became prohibited in Iran for the first time. The head of the state at the time, Reza Shah appointed Dr. Mohseni as the chair of the "Cultural Office of Azerbaijan", who was infamous for his order:
Tork-e Khar is a phrase traditionally used for Azerbaijanis and Turks, literally meaning the "Turk donkey".

The word "Afghani" or "Noonkhoshk" is used for Afghan People.
Noonkhoshk means dry bread
And Afghani is a term used to mock a Afghan person