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EstablishedSource attached · not independently reviewedCLM-1034 · as of 2026-10-30 · about: Theocracy · Author: Polity Atlas editorial team

“Iran's constitution vests leadership of the community in a just and pious jurist (Article 5) and gives the Leader supreme command of the armed forces, the power to declare war and the power to appoint the jurists of the Guardian Council and the head of the judiciary (Article 110).”

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After Khomeini: Iran Under His Successors

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