Government of Iran
The Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran (Persian: نظام جمهوری اسلامی ایران, romanized: Nezâm-e Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the national government of Iran, which, per the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is founded on the principles of Islamism. Its constitution, adopted in 1979 by referendum, established a system combining elements of theocracy and republican governance.