HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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democracy
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monarchy
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theocracy
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communism
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Detailed explanation-1: -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 Iranian Islamic Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Islamic Republic of Iran is an Islamic theocracy headed by a Supreme Leader. Its constitution was approved in 1979 and amended in 1989. Jaafari (Usuli) school of thought is the official religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Iranian Revolution was the Shia Islamic revolution that replaced the secular monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi with a theocracy led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Detailed explanation-4: -Branches: Executive–Supreme Leader (head of state), president (head of government), Council of Ministers, Assembly of Experts, Expediency Council, Council of Guardians. Legislative–290-member Majles (National Assembly, or Islamic Consultative Assembly). Judicial–Supreme Judiciary.