Islamic Republic of Iran - Revision history

General-KJ: updated leader

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updated leader

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Supreme Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2025\|population_estimate=92,417,681\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=~~Vacant~~\|currency=Iranian Rial\|currency_code=IRR\|calling_code=+98\|iso3166code=IR\|cctld=.ir\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Supreme Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2025\|population_estimate=92,417,681\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=[[Mojtaba Khamenei]]\|currency=Iranian Rial\|currency_code=IRR\|calling_code=+98\|iso3166code=IR\|cctld=.ir\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}
	The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is a country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It borders [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]] to the west, [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], and [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]] to the northwest, the [[Caspian Sea]] and [[Turkmenistan]] to the north, [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]] and [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] to the east and the [[Gulf of Oman]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] to the south. It is the sixth largest country in [[Asia]] by area and the second largest in Western Asia specifically.		The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is a country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It borders [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]] to the west, [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], and [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]] to the northwest, the [[Caspian Sea]] and [[Turkmenistan]] to the north, [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]] and [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] to the east and the [[Gulf of Oman]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] to the south. It is the sixth largest country in [[Asia]] by area and the second largest in Western Asia specifically.

General-KJ: Minor restructuring

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Minor restructuring

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Supreme Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=~~2024~~\|population_estimate=89,~~745~~,~~530~~\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=Vacant\|currency=Iranian Rial\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Supreme Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2025\|population_estimate=92,417,681\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=Vacant\|currency=Iranian Rial\|currency_code=IRR\|calling_code=+98\|iso3166code=IR\|cctld=.ir\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}
	The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is ~~the second largest~~ country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It ~~is bordered by~~ [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]], [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of ~~Armenia~~\|~~Armenia~~]], [[Republic of ~~Azerbaijan~~\|~~Azerbaijan~~]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] ~~as well as having a northern coast on~~ the [[~~Caspian Sea~~]] and ~~a southern coast on~~ the [[Persian Gulf]]. ~~The modern government of Iran~~ is an [[~~Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy~~]]~~, which was installed~~ by ~~a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against~~ the ~~[[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]]~~.		The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is a country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It borders [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]] to the west, [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], and [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]] to the northwest, the [[Caspian Sea]] and [[Turkmenistan]] to the north, [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]] and [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] to the east and the [[Gulf of Oman]] and the [[Persian Gulf]] to the south. It is the sixth largest country in [[Asia]] by area and the second largest in Western Asia specifically.

	Iran is a frequent target of US and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] aggression, which is justified through fearmongering over the prospect of Iran starting a [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear]] war, despite them having no motive to do so. The acts of aggression perpetrated by NATO include the use of sanctions to restrict access to essentials such as medicine, which harms the entire population. Because of this, Iran often forms strategic alliances with other anti-NATO forces, including [[Russian Federation\|Russia~~]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria~~]], [[Hezbollah]] and some [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] organisations such as the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). However, it should be noted that the Iranian state is [[Capitalism\|capitalist]] and therefore actively suppresses Marxist ideology within Iran itself.		The modern government of Iran is an [[Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy]], which was installed by a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against the [[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]].

			Iran is a frequent target of US and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] aggression, which is justified through fearmongering over the prospect of Iran starting a [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear]] war, despite them having no motive to do so. The acts of aggression perpetrated by NATO include the use of sanctions to restrict access to essentials such as medicine, which harms the entire population. Because of this, Iran often forms strategic alliances with other anti-NATO forces, including [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Hezbollah]] and some [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] organisations such as the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). However, it should be noted that the Iranian state is [[Capitalism\|capitalist]] and therefore actively suppresses Marxist ideology within Iran itself.

	Following the outbreak of the [[2026 Iran Conflict\|2026 Iran conflict]] on February 28, and continuing to the present, Iran’s long-time Supreme Leader, Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]], was killed during a joint Israeli–U.S. attack. He was killed alongside his daughter. son-in-law, and a grandchild.		Following the outbreak of the [[2026 Iran Conflict\|2026 Iran conflict]] on February 28, and continuing to the present, Iran’s long-time Supreme Leader, Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]], was killed during a joint Israeli–U.S. attack. He was killed alongside his daughter. son-in-law, and a grandchild.
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	In January 2020, the United States murdered General [[Qasem Soleimani]] in a drone strike.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Tom O'Connor, James Laporta\|date=2020-01-02\|title=Iraq Militia Officials, Iran's Quds Force Head Killed in U.S. Drone Strike\|url=https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-militia-official-killed-us-iran-tensions-1480181\|newspaper=Newsweek\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103030530/https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-militia-official-killed-us-iran-tensions-1480181\|archive-date=2020-01-03\|retrieved=2022-01-03}}</ref>		In January 2020, the United States murdered General [[Qasem Soleimani]] in a drone strike.<ref>{{News citation\|journalist=Tom O'Connor, James Laporta\|date=2020-01-02\|title=Iraq Militia Officials, Iran's Quds Force Head Killed in U.S. Drone Strike\|url=https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-militia-official-killed-us-iran-tensions-1480181\|newspaper=Newsweek\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103030530/https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-militia-official-killed-us-iran-tensions-1480181\|archive-date=2020-01-03\|retrieved=2022-01-03}}</ref>

	=== Foreign Relations ===		== Foreign Relations ==
	In June 2022, Iran signed a bilateral trade agreement with the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]\|title=Iran and Donetsk Sign Agreement To Strengthen Trade Relations\|date=2022-06-18\|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-and-Donetsk-Sign-Agreement-To-Strengthen-Trade-Relations-20220618-0007.html}}</ref> Iran also signed a cooperation plan with [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]] and Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]] said that Iran and Venezuela "have closer ties with each other than any other country."<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Benjamin Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Venezuela and Iran sign 20-year cooperation plan, Maduro pledges joint ‘anti-imperialist struggle’\|date=2022-06-11\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/11/venezuela-iran-20-year-agreement/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234526/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/11/venezuela-iran-20-year-agreement/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>		In June 2022, Iran signed a bilateral trade agreement with the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.<ref>{{News citation\|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]\|title=Iran and Donetsk Sign Agreement To Strengthen Trade Relations\|date=2022-06-18\|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-and-Donetsk-Sign-Agreement-To-Strengthen-Trade-Relations-20220618-0007.html}}</ref> Iran also signed a cooperation plan with [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela\|Venezuela]] and Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]] said that Iran and Venezuela "have closer ties with each other than any other country."<ref>{{News citation\|author=[[Benjamin Norton]]\|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]\|title=Venezuela and Iran sign 20-year cooperation plan, Maduro pledges joint ‘anti-imperialist struggle’\|date=2022-06-11\|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/11/venezuela-iran-20-year-agreement/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234526/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/11/venezuela-iran-20-year-agreement/\|archive-date=2022-06-24\|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>

	==== Relations with China ====		=== Relations with China ===

	===== Military and Surveillance Cooperation =====		==== Military and Surveillance Cooperation ====
	In response to reported Israeli intelligence penetrations throughout 2025 and early 2026, China and Iran deepened their security and technological cooperation. By January 2026, joint assessments were being conducted to analyze the infiltration methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by foreign intelligence services by those of Israel and the United States.		In response to reported Israeli intelligence penetrations throughout 2025 and early 2026, China and Iran deepened their security and technological cooperation. By January 2026, joint assessments were being conducted to analyze the infiltration methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by foreign intelligence services by those of Israel and the United States.

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	These measures were framed by both governments as essential for ensuring Iran's defensive self-sufficiency and protecting the energy and transport routes essential to the [[Belt and Road Initiative]] from sustained external pressure.<ref name=":0" />		These measures were framed by both governments as essential for ensuring Iran's defensive self-sufficiency and protecting the energy and transport routes essential to the [[Belt and Road Initiative]] from sustained external pressure.<ref name=":0" />

	===== Economic cooperation =====		==== Economic cooperation ====
	China is Iran's foremost trading partner. Bilateral trade is characterized by approximately $22 billion in annual Iranian exports, primarily consisting of energy resources, and roughly $15 billion in imports of Chinese goods.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Nadia Helmy\|newspaper=The Cradle\|title=Beijing moves to contain Mossad’s expanding reach in Iran\|date=2026-02-17\|url=https://thecradle.co/articles/beijing-moves-to-contain-mossads-expanding-reach-in-iran\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220230620/https://thecradle.co/articles/beijing-moves-to-contain-mossads-expanding-reach-in-iran\|archive-date=2026-02-20\|retrieved=2026-02-03}}</ref>		China is Iran's foremost trading partner. Bilateral trade is characterized by approximately $22 billion in annual Iranian exports, primarily consisting of energy resources, and roughly $15 billion in imports of Chinese goods.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Nadia Helmy\|newspaper=The Cradle\|title=Beijing moves to contain Mossad’s expanding reach in Iran\|date=2026-02-17\|url=https://thecradle.co/articles/beijing-moves-to-contain-mossads-expanding-reach-in-iran\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220230620/https://thecradle.co/articles/beijing-moves-to-contain-mossads-expanding-reach-in-iran\|archive-date=2026-02-20\|retrieved=2026-02-03}}</ref>

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Military and Surveillance Cooperation

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	===== Military and Surveillance Cooperation =====		===== Military and Surveillance Cooperation =====
	In response to reported Israeli intelligence penetrations throughout 2025 and early 2026, China and Iran ~~significantly~~ deepened their security and technological cooperation. By January 2026, joint assessments were ~~reportedly~~ being conducted to analyze the infiltration methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by foreign intelligence services~~, including~~ those of Israel and the United States.		In response to reported Israeli intelligence penetrations throughout 2025 and early 2026, China and Iran deepened their security and technological cooperation. By January 2026, joint assessments were being conducted to analyze the infiltration methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by foreign intelligence services by those of Israel and the United States.

	~~A central component of this~~ strategy involved reducing Iran's reliance on Western technology. Through the Ninth Bureau of its Ministry of State Security, Beijing ~~reportedly~~ initiated a coordinated effort to assist Tehran in countering foreign spy networks and insulating critical infrastructure from foreign intelligence disruption. This included urging the abandonment of US and Israeli-made software in favor of closed, encrypted Chinese systems designed to be difficult to penetrate.		This strategy involved reducing Iran's reliance on Western technology. Through the Ninth Bureau of its [[Chinese Ministry of State Security\|Ministry of State Security]], Beijing initiated a coordinated effort to assist Tehran in countering foreign spy networks and insulating critical infrastructure from foreign intelligence disruption. This included urging the abandonment of US and Israeli-made software in favor of closed, encrypted Chinese systems designed to be difficult to penetrate.

	The technological alignment extended to strategic military systems, with China reportedly supplying advanced sensor systems and radar platforms.		The technological alignment extended to strategic military systems, with China reportedly supplying advanced sensor systems and radar platforms.

	* '''YLC-8B Radar:''' China has supplied Iran with the YLC-8B mobile radar system, developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology. It utilizes UHF-band low-frequency surveillance to counter the radar-absorbent shaping of Western fifth-generation aircraft.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Dr. Nadia Helmy\|newspaper=Modern Diplomacy\|title=How Iran Gained the Ability to Track Stealth Aircraft: China Deal and the YLC-8B system\|date=2026-02-10\|url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227161408/https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-date=2026-02-27\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>		* '''YLC-8B Radar:''' China has supplied Iran with the YLC-8B mobile radar system, developed by the [[Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology]]. It utilizes UHF-band low-frequency surveillance to counter the radar-absorbent shaping of Western fifth-generation aircraft.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Dr. Nadia Helmy\|newspaper=Modern Diplomacy\|title=How Iran Gained the Ability to Track Stealth Aircraft: China Deal and the YLC-8B system\|date=2026-02-10\|url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227161408/https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-date=2026-02-27\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>

	* '''BeiDou Navigation System:''' Iran has formally transitioned from the US-operated GPS to China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. On June 23, 2025, Iranian authorities deactivated GPS reception nationwide, blocking American signals for both military and civilian applications. The move was intended to prevent signal manipulation or tracking of Iranian targets by US intelligence agencies and to complicate potential drone and missile attacks by denying adversaries familiar signal-interference pathways. The transition enhances the guidance independence of Iranian missile and drone systems.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Admin of Defence Security Asia\|newspaper=Defence Security Asia\|title=Iran Abandons US GPS for China’s BeiDou, Redrawing the Strategic Map of Middle East Electronic Warfare\|date=2026-02-05\|url=https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/#:~:text=On%20June%2023%2C%202025%2C%20Iran%20formally%20deactivated,completing%20the%20transition%20to%20BeiDou%20for%20both\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218125409/https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/\|archive-date=2026-02-18\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>		* '''BeiDou Navigation System:''' Iran has formally transitioned from the US-operated GPS to China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. On June 23, 2025, Iranian authorities deactivated GPS reception nationwide, blocking American signals for both military and civilian applications. The move was intended to prevent signal manipulation or tracking of Iranian targets by US intelligence agencies and to complicate potential drone and missile attacks by denying adversaries familiar signal-interference pathways. The transition enhances the guidance independence of Iranian missile and drone systems.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Admin of Defence Security Asia\|newspaper=Defence Security Asia\|title=Iran Abandons US GPS for China’s BeiDou, Redrawing the Strategic Map of Middle East Electronic Warfare\|date=2026-02-05\|url=https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/#:~:text=On%20June%2023%2C%202025%2C%20Iran%20formally%20deactivated,completing%20the%20transition%20to%20BeiDou%20for%20both\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218125409/https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/\|archive-date=2026-02-18\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>
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	* '''Air Defense and Surveillance:''' The partnership has reportedly included the transfer of HQ-9B air defense systems to strengthen airspace monitoring. Cooperation has also extended to space-based surveillance, with Chinese satellite networks providing Tehran with enhanced reconnaissance capabilities.		* '''Air Defense and Surveillance:''' The partnership has reportedly included the transfer of HQ-9B air defense systems to strengthen airspace monitoring. Cooperation has also extended to space-based surveillance, with Chinese satellite networks providing Tehran with enhanced reconnaissance capabilities.

	These measures were framed by both governments as essential for ensuring Iran's defensive self-sufficiency and protecting the energy and transport routes essential to the Belt and Road Initiative from sustained external pressure.<ref name=":0" />		These measures were framed by both governments as essential for ensuring Iran's defensive self-sufficiency and protecting the energy and transport routes essential to the [[Belt and Road Initiative]] from sustained external pressure.<ref name=":0" />

	===== Economic cooperation =====		===== Economic cooperation =====

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	These measures were framed by both governments as essential for ensuring Iran's defensive self-sufficiency and protecting the energy and transport routes essential to the Belt and Road Initiative from sustained external pressure.<ref name=":0" />		These measures were framed by both governments as essential for ensuring Iran's defensive self-sufficiency and protecting the energy and transport routes essential to the Belt and Road Initiative from sustained external pressure.<ref name=":0" />

			===== Economic cooperation =====
			China is Iran's foremost trading partner. Bilateral trade is characterized by approximately $22 billion in annual Iranian exports, primarily consisting of energy resources, and roughly $15 billion in imports of Chinese goods.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Nadia Helmy\|newspaper=The Cradle\|title=Beijing moves to contain Mossad’s expanding reach in Iran\|date=2026-02-17\|url=https://thecradle.co/articles/beijing-moves-to-contain-mossads-expanding-reach-in-iran\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260220230620/https://thecradle.co/articles/beijing-moves-to-contain-mossads-expanding-reach-in-iran\|archive-date=2026-02-20\|retrieved=2026-02-03}}</ref>

			China is the primary purchaser of Iranian crude oil, consistently accounting for over 90 percent of Iran's oil exports in recent years, averaging approximately 1.43 million barrels per day in 2025.

			To circumvent US sanctions, the two countries have developed a covert barter system. Under this arrangement, Iranian oil is shipped to China in exchange for infrastructure projects financed by state-backed Chinese companies. The system reportedly enabled Tehran to receive up to $8.4 billion in infrastructure development in 2024.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Laurence Norman\|newspaper=Wall Street Journal\|title=How China Secretly Pays Iran for Oil and Avoids U.S. Sanctions\|date=2025-10-05\|url=https://thecradle.co/articles/china-trades-infrastructure-projects-for-iranian-oil-to-bypass-us-sanctions-report\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218125408/https://thecradle.co/articles/china-trades-infrastructure-projects-for-iranian-oil-to-bypass-us-sanctions-report\|archive-date=2026-02-18\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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	In response to reported Israeli intelligence penetrations throughout 2025 and early 2026, China and Iran significantly deepened their security and technological cooperation. By January 2026, joint assessments were reportedly being conducted to analyze the infiltration methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by foreign intelligence services, including those of Israel and the United States.		In response to reported Israeli intelligence penetrations throughout 2025 and early 2026, China and Iran significantly deepened their security and technological cooperation. By January 2026, joint assessments were reportedly being conducted to analyze the infiltration methods and systemic vulnerabilities exploited by foreign intelligence services, including those of Israel and the United States.

	A central component of this strategy involved reducing Iran's reliance on Western technology. Through the Ninth Bureau of its Ministry of State Security, Beijing reportedly initiated a coordinated effort to assist Tehran in countering foreign spy networks and insulating critical infrastructure from foreign intelligence disruption. This included urging the abandonment of US and Israeli-made software in favor of closed, encrypted Chinese systems designed to be difficult to penetrate.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Dr. Nadia Helmy\|newspaper=Modern Diplomacy\|title=How Iran Gained the Ability to Track Stealth Aircraft: China Deal and the YLC-8B system\|date=2026-02-10\|url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227161408/https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-date=2026-02-27\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>		A central component of this strategy involved reducing Iran's reliance on Western technology. Through the Ninth Bureau of its Ministry of State Security, Beijing reportedly initiated a coordinated effort to assist Tehran in countering foreign spy networks and insulating critical infrastructure from foreign intelligence disruption. This included urging the abandonment of US and Israeli-made software in favor of closed, encrypted Chinese systems designed to be difficult to penetrate.

	The technological alignment extended to strategic military systems, with China reportedly supplying advanced sensor systems and radar platforms.		The technological alignment extended to strategic military systems, with China reportedly supplying advanced sensor systems and radar platforms.

	* '''YLC-8B Radar:''' China has supplied Iran with the YLC-8B mobile radar system, developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology. It utilizes UHF-band low-frequency surveillance to counter the radar-absorbent shaping of Western fifth-generation aircraft.<ref name=":0" />		* '''YLC-8B Radar:''' China has supplied Iran with the YLC-8B mobile radar system, developed by the Nanjing Research Institute of Electronics Technology. It utilizes UHF-band low-frequency surveillance to counter the radar-absorbent shaping of Western fifth-generation aircraft.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation\|author=Dr. Nadia Helmy\|newspaper=Modern Diplomacy\|title=How Iran Gained the Ability to Track Stealth Aircraft: China Deal and the YLC-8B system\|date=2026-02-10\|url=https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260227161408/https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2026/02/10/how-iran-gained-the-ability-to-track-stealth-aircraft-china-deal-and-the-ylc-8b-system/\|archive-date=2026-02-27\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>

	* '''BeiDou Navigation System:''' Iran has formally transitioned from the US-operated GPS to China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. On June 23, 2025, Iranian authorities deactivated GPS reception nationwide, blocking American signals for both military and civilian applications. The move was intended to prevent signal manipulation or tracking of Iranian targets by US intelligence agencies and to complicate potential drone and missile attacks by denying adversaries familiar signal-interference pathways. The transition enhances the guidance independence of Iranian missile and drone systems.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Admin of Defence Security Asia\|newspaper=Defence Security Asia\|title=Iran Abandons US GPS for China’s BeiDou, Redrawing the Strategic Map of Middle East Electronic Warfare\|date=2026-02-05\|url=https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/#:~:text=On%20June%2023%2C%202025%2C%20Iran%20formally%20deactivated,completing%20the%20transition%20to%20BeiDou%20for%20both\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218125409/https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/\|archive-date=2026-02-18\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>		* '''BeiDou Navigation System:''' Iran has formally transitioned from the US-operated GPS to China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. On June 23, 2025, Iranian authorities deactivated GPS reception nationwide, blocking American signals for both military and civilian applications. The move was intended to prevent signal manipulation or tracking of Iranian targets by US intelligence agencies and to complicate potential drone and missile attacks by denying adversaries familiar signal-interference pathways. The transition enhances the guidance independence of Iranian missile and drone systems.<ref>{{Web citation\|author=Admin of Defence Security Asia\|newspaper=Defence Security Asia\|title=Iran Abandons US GPS for China’s BeiDou, Redrawing the Strategic Map of Middle East Electronic Warfare\|date=2026-02-05\|url=https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/#:~:text=On%20June%2023%2C%202025%2C%20Iran%20formally%20deactivated,completing%20the%20transition%20to%20BeiDou%20for%20both\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260218125409/https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-abandons-us-gps-china-beidou-middle-east-security/\|archive-date=2026-02-18\|retrieved=2026-03-02}}</ref>

Cassette: Added foreign relations section and Relations with China section

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 In January 2020, the United States murdered General [[Qasem Soleimani]] in a drone strike.<ref>{{News citation|journalist=Tom O'Connor, James Laporta|date=2020-01-02|title=Iraq Militia Officials, Iran's Quds Force Head Killed in U.S. Drone Strike|url=https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-militia-official-killed-us-iran-tensions-1480181|newspaper=Newsweek|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103030530/https://www.newsweek.com/iraq-militia-official-killed-us-iran-tensions-1480181|archive-date=2020-01-03|retrieved=2022-01-03}}</ref>
 In June 2022, Iran signed a bilateral trade agreement with the [[Donetsk People's Republic]] at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum.<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[TeleSur]]|title=Iran and Donetsk Sign Agreement To Strengthen Trade Relations|date=2022-06-18|url=https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Iran-and-Donetsk-Sign-Agreement-To-Strengthen-Trade-Relations-20220618-0007.html}}</ref> Iran also signed a cooperation plan with [[Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela|Venezuela]] and Supreme Leader [[Ali Khamenei]] said that Iran and Venezuela "have closer ties with each other than any other country."<ref>{{News citation|author=[[Benjamin Norton]]|newspaper=[[Multipolarista]]|title=Venezuela and Iran sign 20-year cooperation plan, Maduro pledges joint ‘anti-imperialist struggle’|date=2022-06-11|url=https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/11/venezuela-iran-20-year-agreement/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624234526/https://multipolarista.com/2022/06/11/venezuela-iran-20-year-agreement/|archive-date=2022-06-24|retrieved=2022-06-28}}</ref>
 ==References==

Comrade Billstat: Added recent events regarding the 2026 February US Invasion (v.2)

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Added recent events regarding the 2026 February US Invasion (v.2)

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2024\|population_estimate=89,745,530\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=~~[[Ali Khamenei]]~~\|currency=Iranian Rial\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Supreme Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2024\|population_estimate=89,745,530\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=Vacant\|currency=Iranian Rial\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}
	The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is the second largest country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]], [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] as well as having a northern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]] and a southern coast on the [[Persian Gulf]]. The modern government of Iran is an [[Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy]], which was installed by a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against the [[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]].		The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is the second largest country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]], [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] as well as having a northern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]] and a southern coast on the [[Persian Gulf]]. The modern government of Iran is an [[Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy]], which was installed by a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against the [[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]].

	Iran is a frequent target of US and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] aggression, which is justified through fearmongering over the prospect of Iran starting a [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear]] war, despite them having no motive to do so. The acts of aggression perpetrated by NATO include the use of sanctions to restrict access to essentials such as medicine, which harms the entire population. Because of this, Iran often forms strategic alliances with other anti-NATO forces, including [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], [[Hezbollah]] and some [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] organisations such as the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). However, it should be noted that the Iranian state is [[Capitalism\|capitalist]] and therefore actively suppresses Marxist ideology within Iran itself.		Iran is a frequent target of US and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] aggression, which is justified through fearmongering over the prospect of Iran starting a [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear]] war, despite them having no motive to do so. The acts of aggression perpetrated by NATO include the use of sanctions to restrict access to essentials such as medicine, which harms the entire population. Because of this, Iran often forms strategic alliances with other anti-NATO forces, including [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], [[Hezbollah]] and some [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] organisations such as the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). However, it should be noted that the Iranian state is [[Capitalism\|capitalist]] and therefore actively suppresses Marxist ideology within Iran itself.

			Following the outbreak of the [[2026 Iran Conflict\|2026 Iran conflict]] on February 28, and continuing to the present, Iran’s long-time Supreme Leader, Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]], was killed during a joint Israeli–U.S. attack. He was killed alongside his daughter. son-in-law, and a grandchild.

	Iran's geography makes it geo-strategically important for the modern global oil markets, as it is the northern coast of the [[Strait of Hormuz]] which is a maritime chokepoint through which a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and a quarter of global oil trade passes through. Iran's economy is dominated by state-owned enterprises, which make up 60% of the total GDP. A unique feature of Iran's economy is the presence of large religious foundations called [[Bonyad]], whose combined budgets represent more than 30 percent of central government spending.<ref name="GSO">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mjf.htm Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (MJF)]. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved February 6, 2011.</ref>		Iran's geography makes it geo-strategically important for the modern global oil markets, as it is the northern coast of the [[Strait of Hormuz]] which is a maritime chokepoint through which a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and a quarter of global oil trade passes through. Iran's economy is dominated by state-owned enterprises, which make up 60% of the total GDP. A unique feature of Iran's economy is the presence of large religious foundations called [[Bonyad]], whose combined budgets represent more than 30 percent of central government spending.<ref name="GSO">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mjf.htm Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (MJF)]. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved February 6, 2011.</ref>

Ledlecreeper27: History headings

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History headings

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	==History==		==History==

	=== ~~Early~~ history ===		=== Ancient history ===
	Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations,<ref>{{Citation\|author=Christopher Whatley\|year=2001\|title=Bought and Sold for English Gold: The Union of 1707\|publisher=Tuckwell Press}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|author=Lowell Barrington\|year=2012\|title=Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices, 2nd ed.tr: Structures and Choices\|page=121\|title-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLLuWYL8gTsC&pg=PA121\|isbn=978-1-111-34193-0\|publisher=Cengage Learning}}</ref> beginning with the formation of the Elamite kingdoms in the fourth millennium BCE.		Iran is home to one of the world's oldest civilizations,<ref>{{Citation\|author=Christopher Whatley\|year=2001\|title=Bought and Sold for English Gold: The Union of 1707\|publisher=Tuckwell Press}}</ref><ref>{{Citation\|author=Lowell Barrington\|year=2012\|title=Comparative Politics: Structures and Choices, 2nd ed.tr: Structures and Choices\|page=121\|title-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yLLuWYL8gTsC&pg=PA121\|isbn=978-1-111-34193-0\|publisher=Cengage Learning}}</ref> beginning with the formation of the [[Haltamti\|Elamite]] kingdoms in the fourth millennium BCE.

	=== ~~Ancient Iran~~ ===		==== Median Empire ====
			{{Main article\|Media (678–550 BCE)}}

			==== Achaemenid Empire ====
	{{Main article\|Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE)}}		{{Main article\|Achaemenid Empire (550–330 BCE)}}

	=== Sasanian Empire ===		==== Macedonian conquest ====
	{{Main article\|~~Kingdom~~ of the Iranians (224–651)}}		{{Main article\|Macedonia (808–168 BCE)\|Kingdom of the Seleucids (312–63 BCE)}}

			==== Parthian Empire ====
			{{Main article\|Arsacid Empire (247 BCE–224 CE)}}

			==== Sasanian Empire ====
			{{Main article\|Empire of the Iranians (224–651)}}

	=== Safavid Iran ===		=== Safavid Iran ===
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	[[Category:Anti-imperialist states]]		[[Category:Anti-imperialist states]]
			{{DEFAULTSORT:Iran}}

General-KJ: Text replacement - "Kermit Roosevelt" to "Kermit Roosevelt"

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Text replacement - "Kermit Roosevelt" to "Kermit Roosevelt"

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	==== 1953 coup d'état ====		==== 1953 coup d'état ====
	After the Shah refused to give Parliament control of the military, Mosaddeq resigned. The United States forced the National Front to crush the [[Tudeh Party of Iran\|Tudeh Party]], which had 25,000 cadre and 335,000 [[Trade union\|union]] members. The [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]], led by [[Kermit Roosevelt]], then overthrew the elected government and installed the Shah to rule as an absolute monarch. The Shah killed thousands of communists and nationalists.<ref name=":1" />		After the Shah refused to give Parliament control of the military, Mosaddeq resigned. The United States forced the National Front to crush the [[Tudeh Party of Iran\|Tudeh Party]], which had 25,000 cadre and 335,000 [[Trade union\|union]] members. The [[Central Intelligence Agency\|CIA]], led by [[Kermit Roosevelt Jr.\|Kermit Roosevelt]], then overthrew the elected government and installed the Shah to rule as an absolute monarch. The Shah killed thousands of communists and nationalists.<ref name=":1" />

	=== Islamic Republic ===		=== Islamic Republic ===

General-KJ: Updates leaders

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Updates leaders

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2024\|population_estimate=89,745,530\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[~~Mohammad Mokhber~~]] ~~(acting)~~\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=Mohammad ~~Mokhber~~\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=[[Ali Khamenei]]\|currency=Iranian Rial\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2024\|population_estimate=89,745,530\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=[[Ali Khamenei]]\|currency=Iranian Rial\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}
	The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is the second largest country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]], [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] as well as having a northern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]] and a southern coast on the [[Persian Gulf]]. The modern government of Iran is an [[Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy]], which was installed by a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against the [[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]].		The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is the second largest country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]], [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] as well as having a northern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]] and a southern coast on the [[Persian Gulf]]. The modern government of Iran is an [[Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy]], which was installed by a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against the [[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]].

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	{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2024\|population_estimate=89,745,530\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=~~[[Ali Khamenei]]~~\|currency=Iranian Rial\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}		{{Infobox country\|name=Islamic Republic of Iran\|native_name=جمهوری اسلامی ایران\|largest_city=Tehran\|image_coat=Emblem of Iran.svg\|capital=Tehran\|mode_of_production=[[State capitalism]]\|government_type=Unitary presidential [[theocratic]] Islamic republic under a [[dictatorship of the bourgeoisie]]\|leader_title1=Supreme Leader<ref>{{Web citation\|url=https://en.mfa.ir/portal/viewpage/3996\|author=Islamic Republic of Iran\|title=General View of Iran}}</ref>\|leader_title2=President\|established_date1=1979 Feb 12th\|population_estimate_year=2024\|population_estimate=89,745,530\|religion=[[Islam]]\|official_languages=Persian\|national_motto=Independence, Freedom, Islamic Republic\|image_map=Iran map.svg\|map_width=290\|leader_name2=[[Masoud Pezeshkian]]\|established_event1=[[Iranian revolution]]\|leader_name4=[[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]]\|leader_name3=[[Mohammad Reza Aref]]\|leader_title4=Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly\|leader_title3=Vice President\|leader_name1=Vacant\|currency=Iranian Rial\|area_km2=1,648,195\|image_flag=Flag of Iran.svg}}
	The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is the second largest country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]], [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] as well as having a northern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]] and a southern coast on the [[Persian Gulf]]. The modern government of Iran is an [[Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy]], which was installed by a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against the [[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]].		The '''Islamic Republic of Iran''', also called '''Persia'''<ref name="Fishman">{{Citation\|author=Joshua A. Fishman\|year=2010\|title=Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity: Disciplinary and Regional Perspectives (Volume 1)\|page=266\|isbn=978-0-19-537492-6\|publisher=Oxford University Press\|quote="Iran" and "Persia" are synonymous. The former has always been used by the Iranian speaking peoples themselves, while the latter has served as the international name of the country in various languages}}</ref> and '''Iran''', is the second largest country in [[West Asia\|Western Asia]]. It is bordered by [[Republic of Iraq\|Iraq]], [[Republic of Türkiye\|Turkey]], [[Republic of Armenia\|Armenia]], [[Republic of Azerbaijan\|Azerbaijan]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan\|Afghanistan]], [[Islamic Republic of Pakistan\|Pakistan]] as well as having a northern coast on the [[Caspian Sea]] and a southern coast on the [[Persian Gulf]]. The modern government of Iran is an [[Islamic republic]] that includes elements of a [[Presidential system\|presidential democracy]], which was installed by a [[Iranian Revolution\|popular revolution]] against the [[United States of America\|USA]]-backed monarchy of the [[Mohammad Reza Pahlavi\|Shah]].

	Iran is a frequent target of US and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] aggression, which is justified through fearmongering over the prospect of Iran starting a [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear]] war, despite them having no motive to do so. The acts of aggression perpetrated by NATO include the use of sanctions to restrict access to essentials such as medicine, which harms the entire population. Because of this, Iran often forms strategic alliances with other anti-NATO forces, including [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], [[Hezbollah]] and some [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] organisations such as the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). However, it should be noted that the Iranian state is [[Capitalism\|capitalist]] and therefore actively suppresses Marxist ideology within Iran itself.		Iran is a frequent target of US and [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization\|NATO]] aggression, which is justified through fearmongering over the prospect of Iran starting a [[Nuclear weapon\|nuclear]] war, despite them having no motive to do so. The acts of aggression perpetrated by NATO include the use of sanctions to restrict access to essentials such as medicine, which harms the entire population. Because of this, Iran often forms strategic alliances with other anti-NATO forces, including [[Russian Federation\|Russia]], [[Syrian Arab Republic\|Syria]], [[Hezbollah]] and some [[Marxism–Leninism\|Marxist-Leninist]] organisations such as the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP). However, it should be noted that the Iranian state is [[Capitalism\|capitalist]] and therefore actively suppresses Marxist ideology within Iran itself.

			Following the outbreak of the [[2026 Iran Conflict\|2026 Iran conflict]] on February 28, and continuing to the present, Iran’s long-time Supreme Leader, Ayatollah [[Ali Khamenei]], was killed during a joint Israeli–U.S. attack. He was killed alongside his daughter. son-in-law, and a grandchild.

	Iran's geography makes it geo-strategically important for the modern global oil markets, as it is the northern coast of the [[Strait of Hormuz]] which is a maritime chokepoint through which a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and a quarter of global oil trade passes through. Iran's economy is dominated by state-owned enterprises, which make up 60% of the total GDP. A unique feature of Iran's economy is the presence of large religious foundations called [[Bonyad]], whose combined budgets represent more than 30 percent of central government spending.<ref name="GSO">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mjf.htm Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (MJF)]. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved February 6, 2011.</ref>		Iran's geography makes it geo-strategically important for the modern global oil markets, as it is the northern coast of the [[Strait of Hormuz]] which is a maritime chokepoint through which a third of the world's liquefied natural gas and a quarter of global oil trade passes through. Iran's economy is dominated by state-owned enterprises, which make up 60% of the total GDP. A unique feature of Iran's economy is the presence of large religious foundations called [[Bonyad]], whose combined budgets represent more than 30 percent of central government spending.<ref name="GSO">[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mjf.htm Bonyad-e Mostazafan va Janbazan Oppressed and Disabled Veterans Foundation (MJF)]. Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved February 6, 2011.</ref>