Iran

Iran did not have one consistent government after 1900.

From 1900-1925 were the final days of the Qajjar Dynasty, which was a medieval-style Persian dynasty. The official name of the country was "The Sublime State of Persia".

From 1925-1979 were the days of the Pahlavi Dynasty which was modern totalitarian Persian dynasty with a weak Parliament. The official name of the country was "The Imperial State of Iran".

From 1979-Present are the days of the Islamic Republic of Iran which is a cleric-run theocracy with a weak Parliament and President.

There are national elections for the President every four years. However, there are numerous points at which the system is undemocratic leading up to and following the elections. First, every candidate must submt his application to the Supreme Council, where the Ayatollahs determine if a candidate is acceptable. This process should (in theory) determine whether a candidate is a moral person. In reality, it becomes a censor to ban any candidate whose ideas and views disagree too strongly with those of the Ayatollahs or may represent a minority viewpoint. Second, the voting system is rigged so that the vote count is off. For example, in the 2009 election of Ahmadinejad over Moussavi, 70% of Azeris reportedly voted for Ahmadinejad when Moussavi is Azeri himself and most Azeris in polls had said they would stand by him. (To put it in perspective, it would be as if Barack Obama lost the Black Vote.)

Yes, Iranians can hold dual nationality. However, the government of Iran would recognize ONLY the Iranian nationality of its dissidents.

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It states clearly in the constitution of Iraq that the drinking age is 18 years of age however one in Iraq domestic or foreign must be mindfull of legal loop holes. The majority of Iraq are either Shia and the minority Sunni Muslims and they follow an ancient legal system known as Shariah Law which forbids the consumption of alcohol whatsoever. It is widely knows that non Muslim minority groups within the country are targeted and deemed impure so if one were to be seen drunk by police or even by average citizens there could be problems because corruption is a huge problem there, so whether you are 18 or not.

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It was Iraq which had Saddam Hussein as dictator.

Actually, there are a number of Muslim countries with large Shi'ite populations who look to Iran for help in their efforts to gain greater political influence: for example, in Lebanon and Syria, an Iranian-backed group called Hezbollah has been a dominant factor. But more likely, you are referring to the Shi'ite population in Iraq. Under Saddam Hussein, a Sunni Muslim, Shi'ites had far less influence, but this has been changing, and modern Iraq is still locked in a power struggle between Shia and Sunni Muslims. Additionally, Azerbaijanis look across their border with Iran both due to their common Shiite Islamic faith, but also because the southern half of Azerbaijan is part of Iran (and has been for centuries).

Chechens may have looked for Iranian help in overthrowing Russian occupation, but since the area has cooled, this has not been an issue.

A dictator is who rules based on what he himself wishes out of any law. but Iran has Vilayat-e Faqih (Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists). it means in Iran the ruler should rules only based on laws of Islam even if it is against what he himself wishes.

an Islamic republic, where political, social and economic matters are dealt with from a religious stand point. Particularly according to Shi'a Islam, the state religion, where (roughly) 89% of the population are Shi'a Muslims, as opposed to Sunni Muslims.

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they had the same pantheistic (many gods) view that most cultures had back then. that is, they could walk into a new land, and they would ask what the local gods were in that land.

ex: the proto-Greeks, the egyptians, the ethiopians, the lybians, the medes, the thracians.... they all built temples to local gods like jove/Jupiter, Athena/minerva and on and on.

during the rise of Cyrus the great and such, most of the mediterreanean world and beyond consulted oracles, who were said to get their wisdom directly from the gods. oracle at Delphi, oracle at Dodonia

Under Shah Abbas, the Safavid Empire, which was a majority Persian empire, incorporated its Christian Armenian minority and foreign Chinese artisans to create a mixed cultural flowering.

Please See: Cultural Blending: Case Study of the Safavid Empire

Persia. Along with several other modern day Middle Eastern countries.

Contact a divorce lawyer and indicate to him that you would like to file for divorce. Depending on any contested assets, there may be no requirement to be seen in court, and the divorce may be completed entirely in absentia.

I do Believe it is a theocratic Oligarchy. There is a supreme leader, yes , but there are also Revolutionary Guard Generals and There is many big time Clerics , such as Rafsanjanis , There are also Grand Ayatollas.

All in All i do believe it is an oligarchy.

The Constitutional Revolution (1905-7) led to the creation of a democratic structure in the form of a constitutional monarchy. Foreign infringements along with support from monarchy, however, weakened the democratic structure and halted its effect. The Oild Nationalization Movement led by Dr. Mohammad Mosadegh was an attempt to restore the integrity of the constitutional monarchy but failed due to 1953 CIA coup in Iran in support of the monarch.

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The US had always been a strong ally of Shah Pahlavi, the previous ruler of Iran before the Ayatollah Khomeini's revolution, and just as the new theocracy had rebelled against the corrupt regime of the Shah, so too did they rebel against the Shah's cynical ally, the US. Of course, in so doing, they set in motion a conflict that continues to this day in various ways, and is highly destructive. It was not a smart move.

It started to become Muslim sometime in between 632-638 after the successful campaigns of the Rashidun army assigned by Calipha Abu Bakr and later Omar, and commanded by the famous Khalid Ibn Al Walid, against the forces of the Byzantine-Roman Empire, Sassanid-Persian Empire, and their allies. The conversion to Islam was rapidly completed within the following few years by honest and pious Arab Muslim traders.

Religion plays a very central role in Iran, both in politics and in society at large. Iran is ruled by a supreme council of religious leaders (Ayatollahs). Even the prime minister, Ahmadinejad, must answer to this supreme council. Many outside political observers believe that Iran's elections have been manipulated by the supreme council and/or its agents.

Iranian citizens heed the call to worship five times per day, as is customary in Islam, yet continue to embrace many Western concepts, including the internet, music and clothing (especially jeans).

They united the people through shared Shiite faith.

iraq's birth and death rate is birth: 31.4 births per 5.3 deaths.

In 1953 the US and the UK overthrew the Prime Minister of Iran, who was legally and lawfully elected by the Iranian people, and backed the Shah as the totalitarian monarch. He was extremely unpopular and only managed to retain his power with help from the US until the Iranian Revolution in 1979. The revolutionaries blamed the US for the 1953 coup and never forgave them for it, resulting in the hostage crisis of 1979. The CIA director behind the 1953 coup, Allen Dulles, was also responsible for the Guatemalan coup of 1954 and the Bay of Pigs Invasion and was forced to resign in 1961.