- Area 1,648,195km2
- Population 86m
- Language: Persian
- Religion: Shia Islam
- Capital: Tehran
Achaemenid Empire (550 BC-330 BC)
1953 Iranian coup d’état (1953)
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d’état, was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favor of strengthening the monarchical rule of the Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, on 19 August 1953. It was aided by the United States (under the name TPAJAX Project or “Operation Ajax”) and the United Kingdom (under the name “Operation Boot”). The clergy also played a considerable role.
Iranian Revolution (1978-1979)
The Iranian Revolution also known as the Islamic Revolution was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and the replacement of his government with an Islamic republic under the rule of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a leader of one of the factions in the revolt. The revolution was supported by various leftist and Islamist organizations.
宗教
现今
- 全国人口89%信奉伊斯兰教什叶派
- 在伊斯兰传统中，动物被认为是不洁的。在新政权的眼中，养狗也是西化的象征，成为当局试图遏制的目标。
祆教 (拜火教)
英语：Zoroastrianism，中文音译：琐罗亚斯德、查拉图斯特拉