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The politics of Iran takes place in the framework of an Islamic theocracy which was formed following the overthrow of Iran's millennia-long monarchy by the 1979 Revolution.
Iran is a unitary Islamic republic with one legislative house. The country’s 1979 constitution put into place a mixed system of government, in which the executive, parliament, and judiciary are overseen by several bodies dominated by the clergy.
The establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran led to the restructuring of its political system, with Ayatollah Khomeini as the Supreme Leader. Iran's foreign relations have been shaped by the Iran-Iraq War (1980–1988), ongoing tensions with the United States, and its nuclear program, which has been a point of contention in international ...
1794 - Mohammad Khan Qajar founds the Qajar dynasty, restoring stability to Iran after half a century. 1828 - Iran cedes control of Caucasus to Russia after second Russo-Persian war. Shah...
The world’s sole ShiÊ¿i state, Iran found itself almost immediately embroiled in a long-term war with neighboring Iraq that left it economically and socially drained, and the Islamic republic’s alleged support for international terrorism left the country ostracized from the global community.
For the history of the region before the 7th century, see ancient Iran. The Arab invasion of Iran made a break with the past that affected not only Iran but all of western Asia and resulted in the assimilation of peoples who shaped and vitalized Muslim culture.
A magisterial political history of Iran spanning more than 500 years of continuity and change, from the dawn of the Safavid Empire to society and culture under the Islamic Republic. A comprehensive, yet accessible, guide to any serious consideration of modern Iranian society and politics.