Word type
Political (Modern)
۳۵ words
Modern political institution, regime apparatus, security/judicial body, state-imposed concept
- ارشادershâdMinistry of Culture and Islamic Guidance (book/film censor)
- اصلاح طلبeslahtalabreformist (political camp)
- اصول گراosul-geraprinciple-ist, conservative-hardliner camp
- اطلاعات سپاهetelâ'ât-e sepâhIRGC Intelligence Organization (IRGC-IO)
- اعتدال گراetedal-geramoderate (political camp, Rouhani-era)
- اوینevinEvin Prison (Tehran)
- بسیجbasijBasij paramilitary militia
- بنیاد مستضعفانbonyâd-e mostaz'afânFoundation of the Oppressed
- پاک سازیpaksazipurge (political, institutional cleansing)
- پزشکیانpezeshkianMasoud Pezeshkian, president of Iran since 2024
- تسنیمtasnimTasnim News Agency, IRGC media mouthpiece
- جام جمjam-e-jamJam-e Jam, state TV daily
- جریان سومjeryan-sevvomthird stream, independent political camp
- حزبالله ایرانhezb-ollâh-e IrânIranian Hezbollah (regime supporters / vigilante groups)
- حوزه هنریhozeh-honariHozeh Honari, regime cultural arm (arts authority)
- خاتم الانبیاkhatamol-anbiaKhatam-ol-Anbia, IRGC construction conglomerate
- دادگاه انقلابdâdgâh-e enqelâbRevolutionary Court
- دلواپسdelvapasthe worried ones, hardliner faction nickname
- رئیسیraisi-lateEbrahim Raisi, president 2021-2024, died helicopter crash 19 May 2024
- سازمان بسیج مستضعفینsazman-basij-mostazafanBasij Organization HQ, the Mostazafin paramilitary command
- سپاه پاسدارانsepâh-e pâsdârânIRGC, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
- سپاه خبرsepah-khabarSepah Khabar, IRGC internal bulletin
- سپاه قدسsepâh-e qodsQuds Force (IRGC overseas operations)
- ستاد اجرایی فرمان امامsetâd-e ejrâ'i-ye farmân-e emâmEIKO / Setâd (Khamenei's economic empire)
- ستاد امر به معروفsetâd-e amr be ma'rufHeadquarters for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice
- صبح صادقsobh-sadeghSobh-e Sadeq, IRGC official weekly
- فارس نیوزfars-newsFars News, Sepah-affiliated state agency
- فرماندارfarmandargovernor (provincial appointment)
- قرچکqarchakQarchak Prison (women's facility, Varamin)
- کیهانkayhanKayhan, Khamenei mouthpiece daily newspaper
- گشت ارشادgasht-e ershâdGuidance Patrol (the morality police)
- نیروی انتظامیniru-ye entezâmiPolice force (NAJA, since 2021 FARAJA)
- وزارت اطلاعاتvezârat-e etelâ'âtMOIS, Ministry of Intelligence
- ولایت فقیهvelâyat-e faqihGuardianship of the Jurist (clerical-rule doctrine)
- ولی فقیهvali-ye faqihthe Supreme Leader (the office, the person holding it)