Mazandaran province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. Its capital is the city of Sari. Located along the southern coast of the Caspian Sea and in the adjacent Central Alborz mountain range,the province is in the central-northern part of the country. Mazandaran,founded in 1937,covers an area of 23,842 km2.
The president of the Islamic Republic of Iran is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the second highest-ranking official,after the supreme leader. The first election was held in 1980 and was won by Abulhassan Banisadr. Masoud Pezeshkian currently serves as the president of Iran,after being elected in the 2024 Iranian presidential election and being officially endorsed by the supreme leader.
Ali Hosseini Khamenei is an Iranian cleric and politician who has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. Khamenei's 35-year-long rule makes him the longest-serving head of state in the Middle East,as well as the second-longest-serving Iranian leader of the last century after Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Khamenei is a marja',a title given to the highest level of religious cleric in Twelver Shi'sm.
Yazd is a city in the Central District of Yazd County,Yazd province,Iran,serving as capital of the province,the county,and the district. Yazd is 270 km (170 mi) southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census,its population was 529,673. Since 2017,the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
Ali Ardeshir Larijani is an Iranian moderate politician,philosopher and former military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,who served as the Speaker of the Parliament of Iran from 2008 to 2020. He has been a member of the Expediency Discernment Council since 2020,having previously served from 1997 to 2008. Larijani is a candidate for president of Iran in the 2024 presidential election. He previously ran in 2005,but was disqualified from running in 2021.
Jahrom is a city in the Central District of Jahrom County,Fars province,Iran,serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Jolgah Rural District. The previous capital of the rural district was the village of Heydarabad. Jahrom is the largest city in southern Fars and the second-largest in the province.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps,also known as the Iranian Revolutionary Guards,is a multi-service primary branch of the Iranian Armed Forces. It was officially established by Ruhollah Khomeini as a military branch in May 1979 in the aftermath of the Iranian Revolution. Whereas the Iranian Army protects the country's sovereignty in a traditional capacity,the IRGC's constitutional mandate is to ensure the integrity of the Islamic Republic. Most interpretations of this mandate assert that it entrusts the IRGC with preventing foreign interference in Iran,thwarting coups by the traditional military,and crushing "deviant movements" that harm the ideological legacy of the Islamic Revolution. Currently,the IRGC is designated as a terrorist organization by Bahrain,Canada,Saudi Arabia,Sweden and the United States.
Tonekabon is a city in the Central District of Tonekabon County,Mazandaran province,Iran,serving as capital of both the county and the district.
Zabol County is in Sistan and Baluchestan province,Iran. Its capital is the city of Zabol.
Saeed Jalili is an Iranian politician and diplomat,who was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council from 2007 to 2013. He is currently a member of the Expediency Discernment Council,and is the former nuclear negotiator for Iran.
Moderation and Development Party is a political party in Iran. It is a pragmatic-centrist political party which held its first congress in 2002.
Shuqan is a city in,and the capital of,Jolgeh Shuqan District of Jajrom County,North Khorasan province,Iran,It is also serves as the administrative center for Shuqan Rural District.
Komijan is a city in the Central District of Komijan County,Markazi province,Iran,serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also the administrative center for Vafs Rural District.
Mohammad Jahromi is a former Iranian governor and politician who served as minister of labor and social affairs from 2005 to 2009.
Manj-e Nesa is a city in,and the capital of,Manj District of Lordegan County,Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province,Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Manj Rural District.
Cyberwarfare is a part of the Iranian government's "soft war" military strategy. Being both a victim and wager of cyberwarfare,Iran is considered an emerging military power in the field. Since November 2010,an organization called "The Cyber Defense Command" has been operating in Iran under the supervision of the country's "Passive Civil Defense Organization" which is itself a subdivision of the Joint Staff of Iranian Armed Forces.
SayyidEbrahim Raisolsadati,better known as Ebrahim Raisi,was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024. He was a Muslim jurist and part of the Principlist group.
Mehdi Shabzendedar Jahromi is an Iranian Shia jurist and member of the Guardian Council."
Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi is an Iranian politician and former intelligence officer who served as the Minister of Information and Communications Technology in the administration of President Hassan Rouhani from 2017 to 2021.
Mohammad Mokhber is an Iranian politician. He is currently member of the Expediency Discernment Council since September 2022 and also advisor and aide to the Supreme Leader of Iran since September 2024.
