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Teheran
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domenica 15 novembre 2026
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14°
Sereno · Max 17° · Min 7°· Meteo: MET Norway

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ZoroastrianismZoroastrianism is an ancient Iranian religion associated with the prophet Zarathustra. Centered on Ahura Mazda and the moral choice between truth and deceit, it shaped pre-Islamic Iran and survives among communities whose religious practice faces legal limits under the Iranian regime.TabrizTabriz is a city in northwestern Iran and a major center of Azerbaijani culture. Its history encompasses Ilkhan rule, a medieval Jewish community, revolutionary uprisings, demands for minority rights, and attacks on regime security facilities during the conflict with Israel.ShirazShiraz, capital of Iran’s Fars Province, is a major center of Persian literature, Shiite pilgrimage and Iranian Jewish history. Its modern history includes the persecution of religious minorities, political prisoners and protesters, as well as an Islamic State attack on the Shah Cheragh shrine.Persian GulfThe Persian Gulf is a regional sea bordered by Iran and seven Arab states. Its outlet through the Strait of Hormuz carries a major share of the world’s oil exports, making the gulf central to trade, regional security and relations among Iran, its neighbors and the United States.Persecution of BaháʼísBaháʼís have lived in Iran since their faith emerged there in the nineteenth century. After the 1979 revolution, the Islamic Republic made their persecution state policy through religious nonrecognition, arrests, exclusion from education and employment, and confiscation of property.People's Mojahedin Organization of IranFounded in 1965 to oppose Iran’s shah, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran later fought the Islamic Republic, operated from Saddam Hussein’s Iraq and became an exiled opposition movement led by Massoud and Maryam Rajavi. Its history includes attacks, severe repression, nuclear disclosures and a long dispute over its former terrorist designations.Mojtaba KhameneiMojtaba Khamenei became the Islamic Republic’s third supreme leader in 2026, succeeding his father, Ali Khamenei. His rise followed decades of influence within his father’s office and close ties to the Revolutionary Guard, and brought criticism of dynastic rule.Mohsen FakhrizadehMohsen Fakhrizadeh was an Iranian Revolutionary Guard brigadier general and deputy defense minister who led the Iranian regime’s military nuclear weapons effort. After Project Amad was frozen in 2003, he preserved its knowledge and capabilities until his killing near Tehran in 2020.

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