Country in Southwest Asia and Middle East
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Iran sovereign country located inSouthwest Asia and theMiddle East .[ 1] Gulf of Oman and thePersian Gulf to the south and theCaspian Sea to its north.Shi'a Islam is the official religion, andPersian is the official language.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] geostrategic importance because of its central location inEurasia and is aregional power .[ 7] [ 8] political system of Iran , based on the 1979Constitution , comprises several intricately connected governing bodies. The highest state authority isthe Supreme Leader , currentlyAyatollah Ali Khamenei .
An enlargeable map ofIran An enlargeable topographic map ofIran Geography of Iran
Iraq 1,458 kmTurkmenistan 992 kmAfghanistan 950 kmPakistan 950 kmAzerbaijan 611 kmTurkey 499 kmArmenia 35 kmEnvironment of Iran [ edit ] An enlargeable satellite image ofIran Environment of Iran
Natural geographic features of Iran [ edit ] List of ecoregions in Iran
Administrative divisions of Iran [ edit ] Administrative divisions of Iran
Provinces of Iran
Counties of Iran
Municipalities of Iran [ edit ] Municipalities of Iran
Demographics of Iran
Government and politics of Iran [ edit ] Politics of Iran
Branches of the government of Iran [ edit ] Government of Iran
Executive branch of the government of Iran [ edit ] Assembly of Experts Elects the Supreme Leader Has the constitutional authority to remove the Supreme Leader from power at any time Supervises the Supreme Leader in the performance of legal duties Head of state :Supreme Leader of Iran ,Ali Khamenei Head of government :President of Iran ,Masoud Pezeshkian Vice President of Iran – anyone appointed by thePresident to lead an organization related to presidential affairs. There are currently 11 Vice Presidents in Iran:First Vice President,Mohammad Reza Aref Vice President and Head ofAtomic Energy Organization of Iran ,Mohammad Eslami Vice President and Head of Environmental Protection Organization,Ali Salajegheh Vice President and Head of Plan and Budget Organization,Davoud Manzour Vice President and Head of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization,Meysam Latifi Vice President for Executive Affairs,Mohsen Mansouri Vice President for Science and Technology and Head ofIran's National Elites Foundation ,Ruhollah Dehghani Firouz Abadi Vice President for Legal Affairs,Mohammad Dehghan Vice President for Parliamentary Affairs,Mohammad Hosseini Vice President and Head ofFoundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs ,Amir-Hossein Ghazizadeh Hashemi Vice President for Women and Family Affairs,Ensieh Khazali Council of Ministers of Iran Ministry of Agricultural ,Mohammad Ali Nikbakht Ministry of Communications and Information Technology ,Issa Zarepour Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare ,Sowlat Mortazavi Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance ,Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili Ministry of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics ,Mohammad-Reza Gharaei Ashtiani Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance ,Ehsan Khandozi Ministry of Education ,Rezamorad Sahraei Ministry of Energy ,Ali Akbar Mehrabian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ,Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Minister of Health and Medical Education ,Bahram Eynollahi Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade ,Abbas Aliabadi Ministry of Intelligence and National Security ,Esmaeil Khatib Ministry of Interior ,Ahmad Vahidi Ministry of Justice ,Amin Hossein Rahimi Ministry of Petroleum ,Javad Owji Ministry of Science, Research, and Technology ,Mohammad Ali Zolfigol Ministry of Roads and Urban Development ,Mehrdad Bazrpash Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports ,Kioumars Hashemi Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism ,Ezzatollah Zarghami Legislative branch of the government of Iran [ edit ] Majlis of Iran (unicameral parliament )drafts legislation ratifies international treaties approves the national budget Guardian Council 12 members6 appointed by the Supreme Leader 6 elected by the Majlis Powers and responsibilities:Supervises elections Approves or rejects candidates for president, Majlis, and the Assembly of Experts Reviews all bills passed by the Majlis for constitutionality and compatibility with Islamic law, and approves or vetoes them Expediency Discernment Council Appointed by Supreme Leader Main purpose is to mediate disputes between the Majlis and the Council of Guardians Also serves as an advisory board to the Supreme Leader Judicial branch of the government of Iran [ edit ] Judicial system of Iran
Foreign relations of Iran [ edit ] Foreign relations of Iran
International organization membership [ edit ] International organization membership of Iran
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a member of:[ 1]
Law and order in Iran [ edit ] Law of Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
Local government in Iran [ edit ] Local government in Iran
History of Iran
Classic 4-mirrorsChahar-Ai-Ne Persian چهاﺮآﻳنه) [ edit ] Pre-Islam Iranian history [ edit ] Post-Islam Iranian history [ edit ] Pahlavi and contemporary history of Iran [ edit ] [ edit ] Culture of Iran
Sports in Iran
Economy and infrastructure of Iran [ edit ] Economy of Iran
Education in Iran
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^a b "Iran" .The World Factbook Central Intelligence Agency . July 15, 2009. RetrievedJuly 23, 2009 .^ قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران . Retrieved23 January 2008 .^ Iran amar.org.ir Retrieved 30 April 2020^ Xinhua, "New evidence: modern civilization began in Iran", 10 August 2007 , retrieved 1 October 2007^ Iran Daily, "Panorama", 3 March 2007 , retrieved 1 October 2007Archived January 24, 2008, at theWayback Machine ^ Iranian.ws, "Archaeologists: Modern civilization began in Iran based on new evidence", 12 August 2007 , retrieved 1 October 2007Archived June 25, 2008, at theWayback Machine ^ parliament.uk, "Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, Eighth Report, Iran , retrieved 1 October 2007^ IRAN @ 2000 and Beyond lecture series, opening address, W. Herbert Hunt, 18 May 2000 Archived 3 January 2010 at theWayback Machine , retrieved 1 October 2007^ "Armenian Highland" . Retrieved28 February 2015 .^ Iran also borders theCaspian Sea , a remnant of the ancientParatethys Sea .Wikimedia Atlas of Iran
The President of Iran Iran Electoral Archive The Majlis (Legislature) of Iran Archived 2011-07-28 at theWayback Machine (in Persian) Iran.ir Persian language (Persian)Wikimedia Atlas of Iran Iran travel guide from WikivoyageFirst Iranians : Reference Articles on Iran ByManouchehr Saadat Noury Iranian Innovations Faces of Iran: The World in One Nation (a sequence of still photographs, showing the richness of the ethnic and religious diversity of the people of Iran),YouTube .Rageh Inside Iran , a BBC Four production, 17 February 2007,Farhad Nabipour,From Persia to Iran , Part I, AMIR Productions, 4 November 2006 (slide show accompanied with Pink Floyd and Persian music – 28 min 8 sec),Google . Highly recommended! Farhad Nabipour,From Persia to Iran , Part II, AMIR Productions, 10 November 2006 (slide show accompanied with Pink Floyd and Persian music – 21 min 46 sec),Google . Some Iranian folk-songs sung byShusha Guppy in the 1970s:Silver Gun Shiraz ),Wheat Flower The Rain Gilan Province),The Stars in Heaven On Top of the Hill The Silken Handkerchief Fars province ),Darling Leila I Have Come to Ravish My Heart Lorestan Province),The Lor Youth Bakhtiari -Tribe song),Lullaby Gorgan ),Girl from Boyer-Ahmadi Tribe Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province ),My Beloved is Short The Water Pipe You Must Come to Me Mamasani County ),Darling Dareyne Mazandaran Province).Iranian Nir Rosen,Selling the War with Iran , The Washington Note, Thursday, May 1, 2008,[1] . The SecondInternational Festival of Peace Poetry , Iran, 16 May 2009:(English) ,(Persian) .
Iraq 1,458 km
Turkmenistan 992 km
Afghanistan 950 km
Pakistan 950 km
Azerbaijan 611 km
Turkey 499 km
Armenia 35 km
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