Are Armenians and Iranians related?

Culturally, yes, they both had Zoroastrianism and Assyrian and Greek influence and Christianity before both were attacked by the Arabs, at which point Iranians mostly adopted Islam. read more

The Iranian influence that is deeply rooted in Armenian culture is the ancient pre-Islamic pre-Arab Iranian influence. It is there if one is a scholar to find and appreciate. But to say that Persians or Iranians generally are the closest ethnic group is to deny the connections to the others, and to completely misunderstand what it means to live in Armenia or to be Armenian. read more

The poorer Armenians live in Glendale. Armenians and Iranians have good relations from what I can observe. Minus the religion and language, the cultures are similar. Keep in mind, Armenians have been living in Iran for over 500 years. Armenians are treated well, even under the Islamic Republic, and today there are around a million in Tehran. read more

Iran, for example, is a nation, and the concept of "Iran" as a nation stems from a family of ethnicities that we call "Iranian" who are related to one another closely through their languages, shared history, and culture. read more