Iran—Profile
(2001 pop. 66.1 million). The Islamic Republic of Iran (Iran's official name since 1979) is a nation whose social, cultural, political, and economic affairs are conducted ba...
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Iran—Economic System
The Iranian economic system is a combination of a centrally planned economy, public ownership of fossil-fuel and
other large industries, village agriculture, and small mark...
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Iran—Human Rights
The Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1979 after a populist revolution toppled the Pahlavi monarchy. The monarchy, last headed by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi (1919&#x...
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Iran—Political System
Constitutionally speaking, Iran is a theocratic republic in which the state and religion are closely intertwined. The Iranian system, which is based on Islamic law, was ap...
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Iran-Russia Relations
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Iran has become Russia's principal ally in the Middle East. The two countries have cooperated in a number of regional confl...
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Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran
Jomhuri-ye Eslami-ye Iran
CAPITAL: Tehran
FLAG: The national flag is a tricolor of green, white, and red horizontal stripes, the top and bottom stripes having the Arabic ...
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Iran
Iran, formerly known as Persia, is located in the center of Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman, the Persian Gulf, and the Caspian Sea. It is slightly larger than Alaska, with an area of 1.64...
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Iran
POPULATION 66,622,704SHIITE MUSLIM 91 percentSUNNI MUSLIM 7.8 percentOTHER 1.2 percent
Country Overview
Introduction
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a country in southwestern Asia. It is bor...
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The Iranian hostage crisis had an enormous influence on the presidential election of 1980. The secret contacts between the Reagan campaign and the Iranians affected lives and political events. Indiv...
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Area: 1,648,200 sq km (636,374 sq mi)Population (2006 est.): 69,341,000Capital:
Tehran
Supreme political and religious authority:
Ayatollah Sayyed Ali
Khamenei
Rahbar (Spiritual Leader) Head of...
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Terror State: Iranian-made arms meant for the Taliban have been seized in Afghanistan. Is there a terrorist group Tehran doesn't support? When will the world get serious about stopping this exporte...
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Nuclear Terrorism: A statement by Tehran's top nuclear official suggests the terrorist state's uranium enrichment program is past the point 15f no return. Could even a full shutdown reverse Iran's ...
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Mideast: Like everyone, we're happy to see the 15 British sailors going home after two weeks in Iranian captivity. But unfortunately, it's likely to be a big propaganda coup for Iran's terrorist-su...
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The most interesting point in the new National Intelligence Estimate, which reports that Iran halted its nuclear weapons program four years ago, is not about what Iran did or did not do in developi...
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Nuclear Politics: Russia's refusal to send fuel to Iran for nuclear enrichment pulls the rug out from under Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nuclear ambitions. A sign Russia's finally getting serious?Iran was...
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Global Security: The Air Force is busy modifying its B-2 stealth bomber fleet so it can carry deep-penetrating bunker-buster bombs, according to recent reports. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, call your offic...
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Terrorism: When it comes to understanding the war on terrorism, and the war in Iraq in particular, the smartest guy in Congress may be Joe Lieberman. He made it clear that winning Iraq means confro...
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A joint statement from the U.S., Russia, China, Britain, France and Germany on Friday, as provided by the State Department:1. The proliferation risks of the Iranian nuclear program remain a source ...
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Iran received a third shipment of nuclear fuel from Russia on Friday for a power plant being constructed in the southern port of Bushehr, state radio reported.The 11-ton consignment arrived at the ...
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