Terrorism+-+Iran

Iran has complex political system and it is based on theocracy. The presidential election is believed to corrupt based on the riot during the presidential election in 2009. The GDP per capita for Iran is very low despite its high PPP. Iran PPP is ranked 18th from the recent estimate in 2011.


 * __2 min presentation:__**
 * Where are you located/ Neighbors:** Armenia, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, and Turkey

__Economy:__ Iran economy is based on export of oil and persian carpets. Domestically our economy is wide-ranged; Iran produce things needed by the world such as refined oil, military needs, and textiles.

__International and Domestic Issues:__ Iran is domestically having a dissent among the citizens who believed that the government is corrupt. Other countries are aware of Iran desire to build nuclear but some countries such as Isreal are against it and United States is willingly to use military to intervene with Iran.


 * System of Government:** Iran has a system of a Islamic Republic. The main leader is the Supreme Ruler, who is elected by the Parlimentary Force, the Assembly of Experts. There is also a president who is elected by the people, and confirmed by the Supreme Leader.


 * Terrorism:** Iran has had mutliple terrorist attacks from the form of terrorist bombings. They usually target the government of Iran. The major terrorist issues for Iran is extremist Sunni's and the Taliban.

[] - President Vladimir Putin warned that the attack on Iran would be catastrophic []


 * ======**Have any acts of terror occurred in your country? (Include the date, perpetrators, and their motives.) - Jundallah (since 2003) - Groups of Sunni insurgents who believed to be fighting for Sunni rights. **======

-Attacks of nuclear scientists (2011s): believed to be attacked by Isreal
Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan made an agreement in the year 2012, to combat terrorism that has taken place during the new year in the Middle East. This meeting was held in Islamabad, the capitol of Pakistan. Iran has had various terrorist acts, especially to its nuclear scientists, which they claim that were caused by Israeli state sponsered terrorists. They were also accused of state sponsdered terrorism, which Israel accused towards its Embassies around the world. Iran was also accused of targeting the Israeli Embassy Chief of America in a failed assasination attempt. On the international level, Iran has opened International Anti-Terrorism Conferences in the capitol of Tehran, to stop the global increase in terrorism around the world. They also made agreements with various powerful naitions such as Russia to make sure that the threat of terroism against themsleves is not very strong. Iran has gotten in trouble with the west with their efforts to get a nuke, which would propel them to become a superpower in the region and go against the power of Israel and the United States.
 * ======**What has your country done to combat terrorism? (Have they created new laws, organizations, campaigns etc. to deal with terrorism?) **======
 * ======**What actions has your country taken on the issue on an international level? Does you country help other countries who are victims on terrorism? If so, how do they? **======


 * ======**Is you country a member of any international organization and/or coalition currently working to stop terrorism? **======

We would like the international community to stop Isreal from interfering with Iran from developing nuclear for energy purpose and stop putting sanction on Iran that hurts our economy.
 * ======**What role would your country like to see the international community take to address the problem of terrorism?** ======