Iran
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- theocratic republic
- CONSTITUTION
- December 1979, revised in 1989 to extend presidential power
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on Sharia law
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, Islamic Consultative Assembly (Majles-e-Shura-ye-Eslami)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme Court
RELIGIONS
Shia majority; 10% Sunni; Christian, Jewish, Bahá'í, and Zoroastrian minorities
From the country
- OCTOBER 2, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Iranians were sentenced to death for smuggling...
Two Iranians were sentenced to death for smuggling thousands of antiques to the US, Europe and Asia, state-run Tehran radio reported
- OCTOBER 1, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
State Security Forces (SSF) in the town of Bukan
State Security Forces (SSF) in the town of Bukan
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several...
An Iranian man convicted of kidnapping and raping several young girls was hanged, Iranian newspapers reported
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz, the Jomhuri Eslami newspaper reported
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
an Iranian man named Mohammad was hanged in public on charges of murder
an Iranian man named Mohammad was hanged in public on charges of murder
- SEPTEMBER 28, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran has banned soccer players from sporting ponytails
Iran has banned soccer players from sporting ponytails
- SEPTEMBER 27, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed...
Two Afghans convicted of six murders were executed by hanging in a prison in the northern Iranian city of Saveh
- SEPTEMBER 23, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged...
An Iranian man convicted of armed robbery was hanged in public in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahwaz, the official news agency IRNA reported
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two...
An Iranian convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters has been hanged in a prison in the northern city of Qazvin
- SEPTEMBER 22, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah...
An Afghan convicted of kidnapping identified as Obaidullah Noorzehi was hanged in public in Iran's southeastern city of Zahedan
- SEPTEMBER 20, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man
the Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man
- SEPTEMBER 19, 2004IranDEATH PENALTY
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two men and a...
An Iranian man convicted of murdering two men and a woman was hanged publicly in the southern town of Minnab in Hormozgan province, the Kayhan newspaper reported