assyrians in iran, iranian assyrians or persian assyrians (), (), are an ethnic and linguistic minority in present-day iran. the assyrians of iran speak assyrian neo-aramaic, a neo-aramaic language descended from classical syriac and elements of akkadian, and are eastern rite christians belonging mostly to the assyrian church of the east and also to the ancient church of the east, assyrian pentecostal church, chaldean catholic church and assyrian evangelical church.