They, in theory, select the Supreme Leader.

He was the first Supreme Leader.

The belief that the leadership should be passed hereditarily to Muhammad's son-in-law Ali.

The single largest ethnicity in Iran.

The name of the dynasty established in Iran in 1925.

The chairman of the National Security Council.

He is the current Supreme Leader of Iran.

The monotheistic pre-Islamic religion of ancient Persia.

The Iranian intelligence service under the Shah.

The original ruling family of Iran in the 1500s.

Iranian volunteer militia created by the order of Ayatollah Khomeini and is under the control of the Supreme Leader.

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for her work as a lawyer defending cases of alleged human rights abuses.

Iran, Mexico, and Nigeria are defined as this in relation to their economy.

Probably the most important organization for Iran to have international membership in.

Under this dynasty, political and religious authority were separated despite protests, leading to the Constitutional Revolution of 1905-1911.

Elite military appointed by the Supreme Leader.

He is the current president of Iran.

The official title given to the Supreme Leader.

The concept that people view others they disagree with as completely evil and unacceptable.

Before 1979, Shiism largely followed this, by reframing from politics and wanting an Islamic separation of church and state.

They can be overruled by the Guardian Council.

He was the left-of-center prime minister who was overthrown in a CIA-led coup in 1954.

The belief that religion and government should be separated.

The political party organized to support the reform efforts of president Khatami in Iran.

The overthrow of Iran's monarchy under the shahs and its replacement with an Islamic republic under the Ayatollahs.