Talk:Iran

Request to remove "hereditary " in the Government section of the info box

The term "hereditary dictatorship" implies that a supreme leader's successor is determined by law (or custom) to be his son (or some family member). However, according to Iran's constitution (Article 111), the Assembly of Experts is tasked with electing, supervising, and dismissing the supreme leader, as demonstrated by the choosing of Ali Khamenei as Khomeini's successor in 1989 despite the fact that there were no family relations between the two. The fact that the current supreme leader simply happens to be the previous one's son does not turn Iran into a "hereditary dictatorship". In fact, as far as I know, not a single high position of power in Iran is hereditary (you may find a lot of nepotism among those with power, but that doesn't mean the form of government is hereditary). you can see the relevant Wikipedia article here: Supreme Leader of Iran Alookhoshke (talk) 10:33, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

This appears to be the first such succession in modern history, hardly a form of government. I've reverted the change as lacking consensus. O3000, Ret. (talk) 11:05, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 August 2026 - Hormuz annexation?

I request the following sentence be removed from the lead's 4th paragraph:

"and Iran subsequently annexed the Strait of Hormuz."

This sentence was recently added but is unsourced, not in the body, and POV pushing. Although Iran has claimed sovereignty over the strait, there are no sources claiming that it has actually successfully annexed it during the ongoing war or even attempted officially to do so. Current talks with Oman are about shared administration as well and this sentence ignores Oman. ~2026-43592-81 (talk) 06:56, 7 August 2026 (UTC)

 Done Theeverywhereperson talk here ^{In solidarity!} 15:48, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

@~2026-43592-81 ~2026-47930-56 (talk) 11:05, 4 September 2026 (UTC)

The paragraph about the 12 days war is overly vague

I am requesting an additional clause in the following paragraph to provide better context

"On 13 June 2025, Israel launched strikes across Iran, targeting nuclear facilities and killing top members of Iran's military leadership. Iran retaliated with missile strikes, and hostilities resulted in direct conflict between them. On 22 June, the United States struck the Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran attacked US bases in Qatar as a result. On 24 June, Israel and Iran agreed to a ceasefire after insistence from the US"

The sentence "Iran attacked US bases in Qatar as a result" could be strengthened by changing it to something like: "Iran then attacked US bases in Qatar, although it warned the US and Qatar hours before, allowing air defenses to prevent casualties and significant harm to the base."

This sentence could be broken into two if needed, and could be rephrased. However, I think that without some additional context, readers will not understand why the US insisted for Israel and Iran to agree to a ceasefire amid Iran striking a US air base. Aiddog10 (talk) 16:49, 18 August 2026 (UTC)

I basically agree with you, even though I think the "allowing" part of your sentence is not fully confirmed by the source, so I'll rewrite it.

 Done Lova Falk (talk) 08:58, 8 September 2026 (UTC)

Totalitarian

Is it accurate to describe the Iranian regime as totalitarian? There appears to be a debate over this, some say it is, others not. ~2026-51942-18 (talk) 02:38, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

Basics here Moxy🍁 03:48, 28 September 2026 (UTC)