Iran has been ruled by religious fanaticism for five decades
Foreign AffairsMiddle East
- Omissions
- The Islamic Republic was officially established in 1979, meaning from January 1979 to January 2026 is 47 years (4.7 decades), not exactly 5 decades.
- The term 'religious fanaticism' is a subjective political characterization rather than a neutral description; the regime is officially described as an Islamic Republic or theocracy.
- The revolution began in January 1979 and the new constitution was adopted in December 1979, so the exact duration depends on which date is used as the starting point.
- Sources
- AcademicLSE Religion and Global Society BlogThe complex system of Iran's Islamic Republic was instituted in 1979, in the early aftermath of the Iranian revolution. Iran is a theocracy.
- SecondaryPressenzaIran: 45 years of theocratic rule - referring to the period from the 1979 Islamic Revolution to February 2024
- TertiaryEncyclopaedia BritannicaThe 1979 Iranian Revolution established a theocracy led by clergy of the Twelver Shi'ah sect of Islam