Iran is a predominantly Shi‘i (شيعي) Muslim country. They follow what is called the "Twelver" or "Ja‘fari" (جعفاري) branch of Shi‘ism.
shiites
Iran and Iraq consist of Muslims belonging to the Shiite sect of Islam. In Iran, about 90% of the population is Shia Muslim, and in Iraq, about 95% of the population is Shia.
Shia Islam. near 90% are Shia Muslim. Iran is the largest Shia Islam country in world. Iran is the center and axis of Shia Islam.
Most Muslims in countries worldwide, including the US, are Sunni. Countries where Shias are the majority are Iran, Iraq, and Azerbaijan.
shia which is the sect of the majority in Iran
No, it is not.
Muslim, no sect
Iraq has been majority Shi'a for over 500 years and many Iraqi Shi'a fought in the Iraqi Army against Iran. However, Saddam Hussein and the higher echelons of the Iraq government were Sunna.
Islam is not a sect. It is a religion, which contains sects.Members of the Islamic religion are called Muslim. The major Muslim sects are Khawarij, Shi'a and Sunni. Each of those sects have sects.
Iran and Iraq consist of primarily Muslims adhering to the Shiite (or Shia) sect of the Islamic religion. In Iran, about 90% of people are Shia (the rest being Sunni), and in Iraq, about 55% are Shia, and 45% are Sunni (with ethnic Kurds being 15% Sunnis of total population of Iraq).
Druze are a Muslim sect.
Muslim
The Kurds belong to many different sects, most notably being the Sunni sect as the majority. There is also a the Shia sect from among Kurds, most from the Shia sect live in Iran and Iraq.