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1. Ultimate authority is vested in the Supreme Leader , a position above the President.
2. English: / ɪ . ˈ r ɑː n / ⓘ ih- RAHN Persian : ایران , romanized : Irân , pronounced [ʔiːˈɾɒːn] ⓘ
3. Persian : جمهوری اسلامی ایران , romanized : Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân , pronounced [dʒomhuːˈɾiːje eslɒːˈmiːje ʔiːˈɾɒːn] ⓘ .
4. English: / ˈ p ɜːr ʒ ə / ⓘ PUR -zhə .; [ 7 ] Persian : پارس , romanized : Pârs , pronounced [pʰɒːɹs]
5. The Parni was an eastern Iranian tribe established on the Amu Darya in the confederation of Dahae . [ 49 ] To Yarshater, they were a Saka tribe, who penetrated Parthia, adopted its language, and eventually challenged the Seleucids' power in Parthia. [ 50 ]
6. Persian : رهبر معظم , romanized : Rahbar-e Moazam
7. "Appointing and dismissing the chief of the general staff, the commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, and the commanders of the armed forces." [ 197 ]
8. "Declaring war and peace, and the mobilization of the armed forces." [ 197 ]
9. Officially the Ansar Allah, de facto government in Northwestern Yemen since 28 July 2016 under the Supreme Political Council .
10. Officially the Islamic Resistance Movement, de facto government of the Gaza Strip since 15 June 2007 .
11. Examples include the Hoot , Kowsar , Zelzal , Fateh-110 , Shahab-3 , Sejjil , Fattah , Khorramahahr , Kheibar Shekan , Emad , Ghadr-110 , Hormuz-1 , Dezful , Qiam 1 , Ashoura , Fajr-3 , Haj Qasem , Persian Gulf , Raad-500 , Zolfaghar , Hoveyzeh , Soumar , Fakour-90 , Paveh , Rezvan , Samen , Tondar-69 . [ citation needed ]
12. "The Factbook puts 'Persian and Persian dialects' at 58 percent, but 51 percent of the population as ethnic Persians, while the Library of Congress states that Persian 'is spoken as a mother tongue by at least 65 percent of the population and as a second language by a large proportion of the remaining 35 percent. The 'Persian' mentioned in the latter report must thus also include Gilaki and Mazi. However, Gilaki and Mazi are actually from a different branch of the Iranian language subfamily than Persian, and could be as such be seen not as dialects, but as distinct languages. Suffice it here to say that while some scholars see categories such as Gilakis and Mazandaranis as referring to separate ethnic groups due to their linguistic traits, others count them as 'Persians' on exactly the same basis." [ 559 ]