democratic fashion. During the Achaemenids, in a debate over the constitution of Iran, Otanes argued in favor of democracy, however he did not succeed. He enumerated...

most recent Iranian presidential election was held on 28 June 2024 and the most recent legislative election on 1 March 2024. Democracy in the Middle East...

Corruption in Iran is widespread, especially in the government. According to a report in 2024, Iran ranks close to the bottom on the Corruption Perception...

State of Iran, officially known in English as the Imperial State of Persia until 1935, and commonly referred to as Pahlavi Iran, was the Iranian state under...

The majority of the population of Iran (approximately 80%) consists of Iranian peoples. The largest groups in this category include Persians, mostly referred...

The culture of Iran (Persian: فرهنگ ایران) or culture of Persia is one of the oldest and among the most influential in the world. Iran (Persia) is widely...

border (44 km) Iran–Azerbaijan border (689 km) Iran–Iraq border (1,599 km) Iran–Pakistan border (909 km) Iran–Turkey border (534 km) Iran-Turkmenistan border...

The minister of foreign affairs of Iran is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran and a member of the Cabinet. The office is currently held...

from Iran. The ill-fated Constitutional Revolution did not bring democracy to Iran. Instead, Rezā Shāh, then Brigadier-General of the Persian Cossack...

Iranian royal dynasty that ruled for roughly 53 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Iranian...

The music of Iran encompasses music produced by Iranian artists. In addition to the traditional folk and classical genres, it also includes pop and internationally...

late 20th and early 21st centuries in Iran, women's rights have been severely restricted, compared with those in most developed nations. The World Economic...

The Afsharid dynasty (Persian: افشاریان) was an Iranian dynasty founded by Nader Shah (r. 1736–1747) of the Qirqlu clan of the Turkoman Afshar tribe,...

of democracy. Karl Popper says that the "classical" view of democracy is, "in brief, the theory that democracy is the rule of the people and that the people...

number of prostitutes working in Iran is unknown, but in 2017 it was estimated that there were 228,700 prostitutes in Iran and that the number was on the...

Domains of Iran, commonly referred to as Afsharid Iran or the Afsharid Empire, was an Iranian empire established by the Turkoman Afshar tribe in Iran's north-eastern...

Persianate, Turco-Mongol empire that dominated Greater Iran in the early 15th century, comprising modern-day Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, much of Central Asia, the...

Sind mint. In the name of the Abbasid Caliph, al-Zahir. Struck in 1225-1226 CE. Coinage of Nasir al-Din Muhammad Qarlugh (1249–1259) in the Indian Sarada...

the office of leader." The constitution of Iran combines concepts of both democracy and theocracy, theocracy in the form of Khomeini's concept of vilayat-e...

see question marks, boxes, or other symbols. Greater Iran or Greater Persia (Persian: ایران بزرگ Irān-e Bozorg), also called the Iranosphere or the Persosphere...

The office of Prime Minister of Iran was established in 1907 during the Persian Constitutional Revolution and existed until 1989 when the office was abolished...

beliefs of classical liberals did not necessarily include democracy nor government by a majority vote by citizens because "there is nothing in the bare...

Education in Iran is centralized and divided into K-12 education plus higher education. Elementary and secondary education is supervised by the Ministry...

Persian-influenced countries of Iran, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, and to a lesser extent Tajikistan, as well as in Shia communities in Iraq, Bahrain, Lebanon...

from Iran to Anatolia and were the prime targets of the First Crusade. The Seljuks originated from the Kinik branch of the Oghuz Turks, who in the 8th...

came to power in Iran following the breakup of the Ilkhanate in the 14th century. At their zenith, they ruled a kingdom comprising Iranian Azerbaijan, Central...

Throughout history, women in Iran have played numerous roles, and contributed in many ways, to Iranian society. Historically, tradition maintained that...

are a number of khanates which emerged in the historical Azerbaijan region in Iran following Nader Shah's death in 1747, at the same time as the neighboring...

Shariatmadari had become a rallying point for Iranians who wanted democracy not theocracy. Riots broke out in Shariatmadari's Azeri home region with members...

Kurds in Iran (Kurdish: کورد لە ئێران, romanized: Kurdên Îranê, Persian: کردها در ایران) constitute a large minority in the country with a population...