Is Iran a democracy or autocracy?
Like many Western democracies, Iran has a president and a parliament (Majles). Unlike other Western or Islamic governments, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is supervised by a supreme leader and an appointed and unelected Guardian Council half of which is made up of Islamic jurists.
Like many Western democracies, Iran has a president and a parliament (Majles). Unlike other Western or Islamic governments, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran is supervised by a supreme leader and an appointed and unelected Guardian Council half of which is made up of Islamic jurists.