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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

This is current list of Iranian provincial Governors General in the cabinet of Masoud Pezeshkian. Legend   Reformist (7)   Principlist (4)   Military...

Domains of Iran, alternatively the Sublime State of Iran and commonly called Qajar Iran, Qajar Persia or the Qajar Empire, was the Iranian state under...

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...

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,...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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 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...

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

Alid dynasties of northern Iran or Alavids (Persian: علویان طبرستان). In the 9th–10th centuries, the northern Iranian regions of Tabaristan, Daylam and...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

establishment of democracy and freedom in Iran. In the 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup, the Prime Minister of Iran Mohammad Mosaddegh...

Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: رئیس‌جمهور ایران, romanized: Rais Jomhur-e Irān) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the second...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people in Iran face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents. Sexual activity between...