Farahnakian used to be an army general in Iran, and explains how Iran and Pakistan ended up in a nuclear war fueled by the refugee crisis during the zombie outbreak. There was a breakdown in the diplomatic apparatus, and since there was no means for them to talk and resolve their disagreements, it turned into a war that surprised everyone, including Iran.
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Ahmed Farahnakian Character Timeline in World War Z
The timeline below shows where the character Ahmed Farahnakian appears in World War Z. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 3: The Great Panic
Ice City, Greenland. The narrator meets Ahmed Farahnakian here. He used to be a major in the Iranian Revolution Guards. Farahnakian says that...
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Farahnakian says that Iran was relatively unaffected by the outbreak since their land was mountainous and...
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...infected refugees out, Iran decided to bomb a bridge that led from Pakistan into Iran. Farahnakian led the mission himself, and hoped that Pakistan would not retaliate. But right after, Pakistan...
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