There have been only two Supreme Leaders since the founding of the Islamic Republic, and the current leader (Ali Khamenei), has been in power since 1989.

Are people of Iran poor?

Lower class In 2010, Iran’s Department of Statistics announced that 10 million Iranians live under the absolute poverty line and 30 million live under the relative poverty line.

Who runs Iraq today?

Iraq

What is it like to be a woman in Iran?

Historically, women have lived in a relatively progressive society and enjoyed more equality and freedom than their neighbours. In Iran women are able to sit in parliament, drive, vote, buy property and work. There is a long precedence for this.

What is Basij in Iran?

A paramilitary volunteer militia established in Iran in 1979 by order of Ayatollah Khomeini, leader of the Iranian Revolution, the organization originally consisted of civilian volunteers who were urged by Khomeini to fight in the Iran–Iraq War.

Is America still in Iraq?

About 2,500 American troops are in Iraq now, the embers of what was once a scorching and divisive war, now carefully scattered to protect a few strategic bases. For the next nine months, roughly 2,000 soldiers from First Brigade will take over much of that duty.

Who is in charge of Iran now?

Ali KhameneiSince 1989
Iran/Supreme leader

What is the current situation in Iran?

In its current situation, Iran remains a deeply troubled country as it struggles to come up from underneath recently lifted international sanctions that were placed upon it by Western countries—specifically the P5+1 countries—due to Iran’s nuclear-related activities.

What is Iran’s political system?

It is a complex system of competing institutions, parliamentary factions, powerful families and military-business lobbies. Today, the system is dominated by hard-line conservative groups backed by the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the most powerful politician in Iran.

What happened in Iran in November 2019?

In mid-November 2019, an abrupt raise in gasoline prices led to public anti-government demonstrations, which were brutally suppressed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard: between 180 and 450 people were killed in four days of intense violence.

What do Iranians think about foreign policy?

Most Iranians are more concerned with stagnant living standards rather than foreign policy. The economy can’t flourish in a constant state of confrontation with the outside world, which hit new heights under former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005–2013).