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The eight-year-long Iran–Iraq War (September 1980 – August 1988, known as The Imposed War in Iran [99]) was the most important international event for the first decade of the Islamic Republic and possibly for its history so far. It helped to strengthen the revolution although it cost Iran much in lives and treasure.
Iran: Ahmad Kasravi: Iranian linguist, historian and Democrat Party member Fada'iyan-e Islam: 5 November 1949 Abdolhossein Hazhir: Prime Minister of Iran: 7 March 1951 Haj Ali Razmara: 27 January 1965 Hassan Ali Mansur: 23 April 1979 Iran: Mohammad-Vali Gharani: Chief-of-Staff of the Iranian Army: Forghan group: 1 May 1979 Morteza Motahhari
Polio is a debilitating disease that invades the body’s nervous system, and prior to the invention of the polio vaccine, it claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people globally every year.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) media corporation operates a range of nationwide and provincial television channels in Iran, and also broadcasts to other countries. [ 1 ] Domestic channels
Most importantly, Khomeini preached that revolt, and especially martyrdom, against injustice and tyranny was part of Shia Islam, [17] and that Muslims should reject the influence of both capitalism and communism with the slogan "Neither East, nor West – Islamic Republic!" (Persian: نه شرقی نه غربی جمهوری اسلامی).
The Imperial State of Iran, the government of Iran during the Pahlavi dynasty, lasted from 1925 to 1979.The use of torture and abuse of prisoners varied at times during the Pahlavi reign, according to one history, [6] but both of two monarchs – Reza Shah Pahlavi and his son Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi – employed censorship, secret police, torture, and executions.
The Iranian government accused investigators looking into the executions of "disclosing state secrets" and threatening national security". According to Amnesty International, "there has also been an ongoing campaign by the Islamic Republic to demonize victims, distort facts, and repress family survivors and human rights defenders".
Raisi won Iran’s 2021 presidential election, in a vote that saw the lowest turnout in the Islamic Republic’s history. He was sanctioned by the U.S. in part over his involvement in the ...