• Events from the year 1985 in Iran. Supreme Leader: Ruhollah Khomeini President: Ali Khamenei Prime Minister: Mir-Hossein Mousavi Chief Justice: Abdul-Karim...
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  • in Iran on 16 August 1985, and resulted in the re-election of the incumbent President Ali Khamenei. Freedom Movement of Iran called for a boycott. In...
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    the Persian text in this article correctly. Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders...
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    Iran–Contra affair (Persian: ماجرای ایران-کنترا; Spanish: Caso Irán-Contra), often referred to as the Iran–Contra scandal and more rarely as the Iran...
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    Geographically, the country of Iran is located in West Asia and borders the Caspian Sea, Persian Gulf, and Gulf of Oman. Topographically, it is predominantly...
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    The Iran–Iraq War, also known as the First Gulf War, was an armed conflict between Iran and Iraq that lasted from September 1980 to August 1988. Active...
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    1985 January February March April May June July August September October November December Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1985. 1985 (MCMLXXXV)...
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    Karaj (redirect from Karaj, Iran)
    (Persian: کرج; pronounced [kæˈɾædʒ] ) is a city in the Central District of Karaj County, Alborz province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county...
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    aligned itself with the Iranian regime in 1985, and the close relationship between Hezbollah and Iran has persisted ever since. Iran considers its relationship...
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  • situation in Iran was in a state of change. 3 May 1985: Ledeen went a second time to Israel and met with Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres to discuss Iran and...
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    The Iranian Revolution (Persian: انقلاب ایران, Enqelâb-e Irân [ʔeɴɢeˌlɒːbe ʔiːɾɒːn]), also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution (انقلاب...
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  • Islam began entering Iran a few years after it was founded by Muhammad in the 7th century. The Arab conquest of Iran, which culminated in the fall of the Sasanian...
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    Israel supported Iran during the Iran–Iraq War. Israel was one of the main suppliers of military equipment to Iran during the war. Israel also provided...
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  • Religion in Iran has been shaped by multiple religions and sects over the course of the country's history. Zoroastrianism was the main followed religion...
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    The State and Social Revolution in Iran, NY, Peter Lang, 1985, p.220 ] *The Unthinkable Revolution in Iran, (p.13) Iran Since the Revolution by Sepehr...
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    Imperial State of Iran, officially the Imperial State of Persia until 1935, and commonly referred to as Pahlavi Iran, was the Iranian state under the rule...
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    Tucker, in the period of 1980 to 1985, between 25,000 and 40,000 Iranians were arrested, 15,000 Iranians were tried and 8,000 to 9,500 Iranians were executed...
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  • Masjed Soleyman (category Populated places in Masjed Soleyman County)
    Soleyman (Persian: مسجدسلیمان) is a city in the Central District of Masjed Soleyman County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county...
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  • against Iran imposed by a number of countries, especially the United States, and international entities. Iran was the most sanctioned country in the world...
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    Republic of Iran Army. The present air force came into being when the Imperial Iranian Air Force was renamed in 1979 following the Iranian Revolution....
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    Iran is a mixed economy with a large public sector. Some 60% of Iran's economy is centrally planned.[needs update]. Iran's economy is characterized by...
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    in the Elections in Iran, having an identity booklet is a requirement. According to the Civil Registration Reform Law approved on 8 January 1985 in Iran...
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    lists the monarchs of Iran (Persia) from the establishment of the Medes around 678 BC until the deposition of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. Note: Ancient...
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    Mujahedin of Iran and Jundallah as well as alleged covert Israeli operations in Iran including multiple assassinations and bombings. Since 1985, Iran and Israel...
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    July 2024[update], Iran's population is around 89.8 million. In recent years, however, Iran's birth rate has dropped significantly. Studies project that Iran's rate...
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  • From 1985 to 1986, a series of terrorist attacks in Paris, France were carried out by the Committee for Solidarity With Arab and Middle Eastern Political...
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  • the Iran–Iraq War. Iran first began using UAVs in 1985, with the Ababil-1 and Mohajer-1, which spied on Iraqi positions behind front-line trenches. In 1988...
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    Guarded Domains of Iran, commonly called Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire, was one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after...
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    The history of Iran (or Persia, as it was known in the Western world) is intertwined with Greater Iran, a sociocultural region spanning from Anatolia...
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    Geography is an important factor in informing Iran's foreign policy. Following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the newly formed Islamic Republic, under the...
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