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HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The government of Iran from 1979 onward can best be described as a
A
multiparty democracy.
B
communist dictatorship.
C
fundamentalist Islamic state.
D
social democracy.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Following the March 1979 Islamic Republic referendum, in which 98% of Iranian voters approved the country’s shift to an Islamic republic, the new government began efforts to draft the present-day Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran; Khomeini emerged as the Supreme Leader of Iran in December 1979.

Detailed explanation-2: -Islamic fundamentalists, or at least “reformist” fundamentalists, believe that Islam is based on the Qur’an, Hadith and Sunnah and “criticize the tradition, the commentaries, popular religious practices (maraboutism, the cult of saints), deviations, and superstitions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Iranian Revolution, also called Islamic Revolution, Persian Enqelāb-e Eslāmī, popular uprising in Iran in 1978–79 that resulted in the toppling of the monarchy on February 11, 1979, and led to the establishment of an Islamic republic.

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