Tehran / Mashhad / Baghdad / Najaf / Geneva / New York / /
Continent
America / Europe / Africa / Asia / /
Country
Turkmenistan / Venezuela / Bahrain / France / Japan / Pakistan / Afghanistan / North Korea / United Kingdom / Israel / Iraq / India / Germany / Iran / Turkey / Russia / United States / Syria / South Korea / Egypt / Islamic Republic of Iran / Europe / /
Event
Diplomatic Relations / Political Endorsement / Person Travel / Employment Change / /
Facility
Washington National Cathedral / Islamic Azad University / International Center / Camp Ashraf / Shrine of Imam Ali / IRGC-run prison / /
Holiday
May Day / Revolution Day / /
IndustryTerm
brother-in-law / oil industry / e-faqih / free and open media / /
Movie
State of the Union / /
NaturalFeature
Caucasus / Persian Gulf / /
Organization
International Center for Dialogue Among Civilizations / Supreme Defense Council / office of Consolidation Unity / Congressional Research Service Iran / National Trust / Assembly of Experts / U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses Militant Clerics Association Longtime / Center for Defenders of Human Rights / office of Consolidation of Unity / Islamic Revolution Organization / Conventional Military/Revolutionary Guard/Qods Force / Council of Guardians / People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran / U.N. Security Council / al-Qaeda / Council of Guardians;2 / Central Intelligence Agency / Islamic Iran Participation Front / Obama Administration / U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses Expediency Council / Association of Combatant Clerics / Hamas / European Union / U.S. Embassy / Cossack Brigade / Confederation of Iranian Students / Harvard / Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf Former Revolutionary Guard Air Force / Iranian Government / Hizballah / Green / Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps / Expediency Council / U.N. General Assembly / Congress / United Nations / National Security Council / Congressional Research Service / Shah’s government / Green Movement / Islamic Azad University / /
Person
Mahmoud Shahrudi / Ali Akbar Hashemi-Rafsanjani / Mahmoud Ahmadinejad / Ahmad Jannati / Obama / Mohsen Sazegara / Clinton / Shirin Abadi / Moqtada Al Sadr / Faizah / Ali Larijani Overwhelming / Ataollah Mohajerani / Mohammad Taqi Mesbah Yazdi / Ali Larijani / Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Declared / Ruling Councils Upon Khomeini / Mohsen Kadivar / Behzad Nabavi / Reza Shah Pahlavi / Abdol Karim Musavi-Ardabili / Sadeq Larijani / Mohammad Mossadeq / Reza Shah / Ali Khamene / Mohsen Mirdamadi / Ruhollah Khomeini / George W. Bush / Mubarak / Mohammad Khatemi / Amir Abbas Fakhravar / Green / Mohammad Reza Pahlavi / Kazem Haeri / Mohammad Javad / Zahra Rahnevard / Nasser Makarem Shirazi / Abdol Karim Soroush / Mohammad Reza Khatemi / Mehdi Karrubi Khatemi / Mohammad Mahdavi-Kani / Yusuf Sanei / Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf / Akbar Ganji / Mohsen Reza / Hossein Musavi / Mehdi Karrubi / Mojtaba / /
PoliticalEvent
withdrew when allied reformist mir hossein musavi entered the race / presidential election / Presidential Elections / /
Position
executive officer / mayor / Prime Minister / President / architect / chief executive / Policy Responses Kenneth Katzman Specialist / deputy speaker / Contacts Author / head / Secretary of State / cleric / founder / commander and police chief / judiciary head / minister of culture / selected Majles Speaker / Major / mid-ranking cleric / representative / selected Supreme Leader / Culture Minister / Majles speaker / chief nuclear negotiator / Interest Groups Conservatives Supreme Leader / Minister / elected president / Speaker / foreign minister / officer / deputy foreign minister / critic of Ahmadinejad / leader / senior cleric / journalist / deputy leader / Chair / strategist / Supreme Leader / lawyer / activist / Heavy Industries Minister / then President / chief / /
ProvinceOrState
Baluchistan / /
Region
Middle East / Persian Gulf / Central Asia / western Afghanistan / South Asia / /
Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses Kenneth Katzman Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs March 4, 2011 Congressional Research Service