Khomeinism

"Anyone who will say that religion is separate from politics is a fool; he does not know Islam or politics."

File:Khomenewicon.png Ruhollah Khomeini

Khomeinism is a republican, fundamentalist variant of File:Shia.png Shia Theocracy. It seeks to revolt and establish sharia law. It derives itself from Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution. It is culturally right-wing to far-right and economically center-left or third positionist. Notably, it is the governing ideology of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the ideology of the militant Lebanese political party Hezbollah.

History

Pre-Revolution

Ruhollah Khomeini was a prominent Shia Muslim religious leader and scholar in Iran. Born on September 24, 1902, in Khomeyn, Iran. Khomeini received a traditional Islamic education and studied under renowned religious scholars of his time.

In 1963, Khomeini delivered a series of fiery sermons denouncing the Shah and his regime. The regime responded by imprisoning Khomeini, which led to widespread protests and demonstrations in support of his release. Khomeini's imprisonment and subsequent exile to Iraq and later France further elevated his status as a symbol of resistance against the Shah's rule.

File:Khomenewicon.pngFile:MEK.pngFile:Mosaddegh.pngFile:Kurdish.png Islamic Revolution (1978-1979) File:Pahlavi.pngFile:SAVAK.png

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Demonstrators at the Azadi Square during the Iranian Revolution

The Islamic Revolution, also known as the Iranian Revolution, was a culmination of widespread discontent with the rule of File:Pahlavi.png Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was seen as a pro-Western and authoritarian ruler. The opposition to the Shah's rule came from various segments of society, including religious leaders, intellectuals, students, and leftist groups.

On September 8 1978, thousands of protesters took to the streets of Tehran to demand political reforms, including an end to the authoritarian rule of the Shah and the establishment of a democratic government. The protests were met with violent repression by the Shah's security forces and the File:SAVAK.png SAVAK.

The security forces fired on the demonstrators, resulting in a significant number of casualties. The exact number of deaths and injuries remains disputed, with estimates ranging from several hundred to over a thousand people killed. The violent crackdown on "Bloody Friday" shocked the Iranian population and further fueled the momentum of the revolution. Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, a Shia cleric at the time, emerged as the spiritual and political leader of the revolution. He vehemently opposed the Shah's regime, calling for its overthrow and the establishment of an Islamic government.

The revolution was characterized by massive street protests and demonstrations across Iran. On January 16, 1979, the Shah left the country, paving the way for Khomeini's return from exile.

After the Shah's departure, a referendum was held, in which Iranians voted overwhelmingly in favor of turning Iran into an Islamic Republic. On April 1, 1979, Iran officially became an Islamic Republic, with Ayatollah Khomeini as its Supreme Leader.

File:Cball-Iran.pngFile:KDP-icon.pngFile:PUK-icon.pngFile:IslamicDawa.png Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) File:Hussein.pngFile:MEK.pngFile:Absoc.png

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Iranian propaganda poster depicting Saddam Hussein as a rodent falling for a trap set up in the province of Khuzestan

Following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Iran-Iraq relations dropped to a new low as the new Iranian regime’s File:Shia.png Shia Theocracy stood in contrast to Saddam’s Sunni dominated Ba’athist dictatorship that suppressed Shia clerics. There were frequent clashes along the Iran–Iraq border throughout 1980, with Iraq publicly complaining of at least 544 incidents and Iran citing at least 797 violations of its border and airspace.

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini openly called on Iraqis to overthrow the Ba'ath government with the intent of spreading the Islamic Revolution throughout the Middle East. Iran supported a government in exile for Iraq, the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, and recruited POWs, Shias, Kurds, and other dissidents that had been oppressed under Saddam’s regime. On 22 September 1980, Iraq launched coordinated airstrikes against Iranian airbases followed by a ground invasion along a broad front in the oil-rich province of Khuzestan, aiming to seize territory and weaken Iran’s post-revolutionary regime. The Iran-Iraq War quickly became a subject of foreign interest groups and the world’s leading nations who sought to ensure that neither Iran nor Iraq would get the upper hand in the war.

Throughout the mid 1980s, the war had devolved into a stalemate, marked by trench warfare, chemical weapons, missile attacks on cities ("War of the Cities"), and heavy human and economic losses on both sides. After nearly eight years of brutal and indecisive conflict, the war concluded with both sides accepting United Nations Security Council Resolution 598, which called for an immediate ceasefire, a return to the Status quo ante bellum.

Iran's three main suppliers of weaponry during the war were File:Cball-China.png China, File:Ba'athist Syria.png Syria and File:Gaddafi.png Libya.

The Iran–Iraq War was the deadliest conventional war ever fought between regular armies of developing countries with a total of over a million casualties on both sides. The war also led to the massive destruction of critical infrastructure and severe economic loss for both sides.

File:Cball-Iran.png File:Reagan.png File:Khom.png File:Contras.png File:CIA.png File:Zio.png File:Noriega.png Iran-Contra affair

In the early 1980s, the File:Reagan.png Reagan administration sought to support File:Anticommunism.png anti-communist rebels known as File:Contras.png Contras, who were fighting the socialist Sandinista government in Nicaragua. However, U.S. Congress had imposed a ban on direct military aid to the Contras due to concerns about human rights abuses.

In 1985, in an effort to secure the release of American hostages held by File:Khom.png Hezbollah in Lebanon, members of the Reagan administration initiated a covert operation to sell arms to File:Cball-Iran.png Iran. The proceeds from the arms sales to Iran were then covertly funneled to support the Contras in Nicaragua. File:Zio.png Israel would act as intermediary in the negotiations. From 1985 to 1986 Israel delivered thousands of anti-tank and hundreds of surface-to-air missiles to Iran. Panama's dictator File:Noriega.png Noriega also helped coordinate the logistics of transporting the arms and ensuring their delivery to the Contras. In return for his cooperation, Noriega was believed to have received financial rewards and favors from the Reagan administration.

In November 1986, the Iran-Contra Affair was exposed when the Lebanese newspaper Al-Shiraa reported on the arms sales to Iran. U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese confirmed the existence of the covert operation and the diversion of funds to the Contras.

Presidency of File:IslamicteachersofIran.png Mohammad-Ali Rajai (1981)

Rajai's political program was based on a kind of constitution that relied on the values ​​of revolutionary Islam. He affirmed that the rulers should be loyal to Islamic and revolutionary values ​​and support the poor and deprived. He respected people's freedom as long as it did not conflict with Islamic law, and during his rule, he tried to create a coherent government. His goal was to help deprived areas and make welfare, education and health issues available to the poor and deprived sections of Iran.

Presidency of File:Rafsanjani.png Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani (1989-1997)

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Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani alongside Supreme Leader Khomeini

Hashemi Rafsanjani served as the President of Iran from 1989 to 1997. During his presidency, Hashemi Rafsanjani adopted policies (primarly economic) and supported a privatization policy, which were opposed to the economic trends of the state that dominated most of the Islamic Republic; the sources of the government call him economically liberal, civilly authoritarian and statist, and philosophically traditional and culturally conservative.

He tried to limit the powers of revolutionary and ultra-conservatives, but he almost didn't succeed, but perhaps this caused the culturally changing spectrum of reformists to be voted in and come to power.

In general, some sources describe him as a practical Islamic conservative. And that some conservatives and revolutionaries and some reformers have accused him of corruption, and some Islamic liberal conservatives and right-wing economic reformers have defended him.

But these opinions have nothing to do with Hashemi Rafsanjani after his presidency, and in some opinions they have differed in terms of time. For this reason, he is called a pragmatist and culturally, he has turned from conservatism to moderate conservatism.

Presidency of File:Khatami.png Mohammad Khatami (1997-2005)

Mohammad Khatami served as the President of Iran from 1997 to 2005. His presidency marked a period of relative political and social reform in Iran, often referred to as the "Reformist Era". Khatami aimed to promote a more open and tolerant society while seeking political and cultural reforms within the framework of the Islamic Republic.

His emphasis on dialogue, civil liberties, and cultural opening had a significant impact on Iranian society, although his reformist agenda faced challenges and limitations.

He can be called one of Islamic File:Soclib.png Social Liberalism, but now he may no longer have a social orientation.

Presidency of File:Ahmadinejad.png Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005-2013)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was the President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. During his presidency, he pursued a number of controversial policies that had significant implications for both domestic and foreign affairs.

One of the most controversial policies pursued by Ahmadinejad was the expansion of Iran's nuclear program. Despite concerns from the international community about the potential for Iran to develop nuclear weapons, Ahmadinejad's government continued to pursue the enrichment of uranium and other activities related to the nuclear program. This led to increased tensions with the United States and other countries, and ultimately to the implementation of economic sanctions against Iran.

He is a File:AuthNatCon.png National Conservative and supporter of File:Statecap.png State Capitalism.

Presidency of File:Rouhani.png Hassan Rouhani (2013-2021)

Hassan Rouhani served as the President of Iran from 2013 to 2021. He is known for his more moderate stance on domestic and foreign policy issues, and worked during his presidency to improve relations with other countries and to address economic challenges facing Iran.

Rouhani's presidency was marked by efforts to improve relations with the international community and to address the economic challenges facing Iran. One of the key achievements of his presidency was the negotiation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, which was signed in 2015. The JCPOA was a major international agreement that lifted economic sanctions on Iran in exchange for limits on its nuclear program, and it was seen as a significant diplomatic accomplishment for Rouhani's administration.

Despite these efforts, Rouhani's presidency was also marked by challenges and controversies. He faced criticism from hardliners within Iran who viewed his policies as too conciliatory towards the West, and he faced resistance from certain factions within the government that have opposed his efforts to reform certain aspects of Iranian society.

Overall, the presidency of Hassan Rouhani was marked by a more moderate approach to domestic and foreign policy, and by efforts to address the economic challenges facing Iran. His presidency has also been shaped by the ideological legacy of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the Islamic Revolution in 1979, which has had a significant influence on the political landscape of Iran.

He is a File:AuthLibCon2.png Liberal Islamic Conservative and is ostensibly anti-populist.

Presidency of File:Raisi.png Ebrahim Raisi (2021-2024)

Ebrahim Raisi was the President of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024. Raisi was part of the Principlist political group, which is commonly considered a hardliner group. He also had a background in the judiciary and has been involved in the prosecution of political dissidents and human rights activists in Iran. Under Raisi's leadership, the File:Fem.png Mahsa Amini protests started.. Raisi was a File:PatConAuth.png Paternalistic Conservative who increased welfare spending and believed in a File:SocStateCap.png state capitalist and File:Yellsoc.png yellow socialist economy. Raisi died in a helicopter crash in northwest Iran on May 19th, 2024.

File:IRGC.png Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC)

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, also referred to as Pasdaran or Sepah, was established by Khomeini in the aftermath of the Islamic Revolution to act as the "Ideological" armed forces of the newly established Islamic Republic.

The IRGC operates 5 different branches: Ground forces; Navy; Air force; Intelligence and Special forces. It also controls the Basij, a militia composed of volunteers and the Quds Force, that provides assistance and training to various militant organizations around the world. The IRGC is also a major force when it comes to controlling Iran's economy, owning more than 15% of the entire country's GDP.

Beliefs

File:VilayateFaqih.png Velayat-e Faqih

Khomeinism is a radical ideology rooted in Twelver Shia Islam, which integrates religious principles with governance. Central to Khomeinism is the concept of Velayat-e Faqih, wherein a learned Islamic jurist is endowed with the role of supreme leader, possessing ultimate authority over both religious and political matters of the state. This concept originated from Political Mahdism, viewing the Supreme Jurist (Faqih) as a divine deputy for Muhammad al-Mahdi, hence granting him divine Guardianship (Velayat) over the nation.

File:Ispop.png Islamic Populism

Khomeini's populism was deeply intertwined with Islamic principles. He positioned himself as a champion of the people's faith, presenting the revolution as a religious duty and framing the struggle against the Shah's regime as a battle between good and evil. By presenting the revolution as a movement for the opressed against the opressors and promising to address their grievances, he gained substantial support from various socio-economic groups. This religious populism helped mobilize a significant portion of the Iranian population.

File:Axis of Resistance.png Islamic Resistance

Khomeinism promotes the idea of resistance against foreign domination and imperialism. It views the United States and its allies, particularly Israel, as adversaries and calls for the protection of Iranian sovereignty and independence from Western influences. In recent years, Iran has formed a significant sphere of influence in the Middle East, ranging from Lebanon to Yemen. Its so-called "File:Axis of Resistance.png Axis of Resistance" includes File:Hamas.png Hamas, the File:Houthi.png Houthis, multiple File:Cball-Iraq.png Iraqi militias and other armed groups that pledge their allegiance to Iran's supreme leader.

File:IslamSocJust.png Social Justice

Khomeinism emphasizes the principles of social justice, economic redistribution, and equality. It calls for the provision of basic needs and welfare for all members of society, with a focus on addressing poverty and inequality. Khomeini viewed poverty, inequality, and exploitation as injustices that needed to be dwindled through government intervention and policies grounded in Islamic ethics.

File:FarightInter.png Exporting the Revolution

"We shall export our revolution to the whole world. Establishing the Islamic state world-wide belong to the great goals of the revolution."

File:Khomenewicon.png Khomeini

Exporting the Revolution in Khomeinism refers to the belief that the ideals and principles of the Islamic Revolution in Iran should extend beyond the country's borders. Khomeini and his followers believed that the Islamic Revolution's success in Iran could inspire and mobilize Muslims worldwide to challenge oppressive governments, resist Western influence, and establish Islamic governments based on Sharia law.

Khomeini believed that following the revolution, Iran had become the new Mecca, the leader of the Islamic community or Ummah, the Umm al-Qura (the core nation of the Islamic world). This theory serves until this day as the main doctrine of Iran's foreign policy. Despite Iran's claims of fighting Imperialism, this policy has caused many countries to accuse Iran of being a imperialist regional power.

Iran refers to its military personnel working abroad in behalf of Shia interests as "Holy Shrine Defenders".

File:Cball-Saudi.png Saudi Arabia

Due to its proxy conflict with File:Cball-Saudi.png Saudi Arabia, File:Cball-Iran.png Iran supported OIRAP (English: Organization for the Islamic Revolution in the Arabian Peninsula) and File:Khom.png Hezbollah Al-Hejaz throughout the Qatif conflict.

File:Cball-Syria.png Syria

File:Cball-Iran.png Iran was one of File:Ba'athist Syria.png Ba'athist Syria's main supporters, since the beginning of Syrian Civil War. They have been intervening in the conflict for a long time, by carrying out joint operations with File:Khom.png Hezbollah. File:Cball-Iran.png Iran-backed File:Cball-IRAfghanistan.png Afghan militants fought under the command of File:Khom.png Liwa Fatemiyoun and File:Cball-Pakistan.png Pakistani militants fought under the command of File:Khom.png Liwa Zainebiyoun, against the factions of File:Cball-FSA.png FSA and File:Cball-Isis.png Jihadist File:SSG.png groups.

File:Ba'athist Syria.png Ba'athist Syria had also supported File:Cball-Iran.png Iran's efforts to form a grand File:Antiimp.png anti-imperialist alliance, by establishing connections with many socialist countries and groups. File:Ormarxf.png Marxist guerillas such as File:PFLP.png PFLP and File:DPLF.png DFLP, improved their relations with File:Cball-Iran.png Iran by acting together in Syrian Civil War.

File:Cball-Iraq.png Iraq

File:Cball-Iran.png Iran supported File:Cball-Iraq.png Iraq in its war against ISIS by training and advising Shia militias of the File:PMF.png PMF (English: Popular Mobilization Forces) such as the File:Khom.png Kata'ib Hezbollah and the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq. The main political group representing File:Cball-Iran.png Iran interests in File:Cball-Iraq.png Iraq is the Fatah Alliance.

File:Shia flag.svg

Flag of Khomeinism and Shia Theocracy

File:Cball-Lebanon.png Lebanon

File:Khom.png Hezbollah is the flagship member of the File:Axis of Resistance.png Axis of Resistance and has received economic and military support from File:Cball-Iran.png Iran since its founding. File:Shia.png Islamic Amal, which separated from the File:Amal.png Amal Movement due to its more File:Religious.png religious views, was also supported by File:Cball-Iran.png Iran between the years of 1980-1985.

File:Cball-Bahrain.png Bahrain

File:Cball-Iran.png Iran supports File:Khom.png al-Ashtar Brigades, File:Khom.png al-Mukhtar Brigades and Waad Allah Brigades against File:Cball-Saudi.png Saudi Arabia-backed File:Cball-Bahrain.png Bahrain. IFLB (English: Islamic Front for the Liberation of Bahrain) was among File:Cball-Iran.png Iran's allies in File:Cball-Bahrain.png Bahrain between the years of 1980-1990. These groups, as important regional members in the File:Axis of Resistance.png Axis of Resistance, have declared war against the US and File:Zio.png Israel.

File:Cball-Yemen.png Yemen

In order to gain power against File:Cball-Saudi.png Saudi Arabia and File:Atlanticism.png pro-Western File:PanArab.png Arab states, File:Cball-Iran.png Iran sided with File:Houthi.png Houthis after the start of Yemeni Civil War. They strongly criticized File:Cball-Saudi.png Saudi Arabia's intervention against File:Cball-Yemen.png Yemen.

File:Houthi.png Houthis showed a great activity during the war between File:Hamas.png Hamas and File:Zio.png Israel, by carrying out many rocket attacks. While the US lost many unmanned aerial vehicles in these attacks, File:Zio.png Israel also suffered material losses at some military airports. File:Houthi.png Houthis are considered one of the three most powerful members in File:Axis of Resistance.png Axis of Resistance, together with File:Cball-Iran.png Iran and File:Khom.png Hezbollah.

General File:AV-Politicised.png political and File:Religious.png religious views of File:Houthi.png Houthis, include the concepts of File:Khom.png Khomeinism such as File:Natcon.png national conservatism, File:Antiimp.png anti-imperialism and File:IslamSocJust.png social justice. They were also influenced by the File:Theology.png theological interpretations of File:Shia.png Zaydism.

File:Cball-Palestine.png Palestine

File:Shia.png Sabireen Movement, which fought against File:Zio.png Israel, was in cooperation with File:Cball-Iran.png Iran and File:Khom.png Hezbollah. File:Hamas.png Hamas disbanded File:Shia.png Sabireen Movement with an operation it carried out in the year of 2019 and forced its members to merge with File:PIJ.png PIJ. There is a strong partnership between File:Cball-Iran.png Iran and File:Hamas.png Hamas today. File:Cball-Palestine.png Palestinian Joint Operations Room, which brings together militant groups defending File:Muslim 2.png Islamism, Marxism-Leninism and File:Cball-Palestine.png Palestinian nationalism, receives diplomatic support from File:Cball-Iran.png Iran.

File:Cball-Azerbaijan.png Azerbaijan

File:Khom.png Husayniyun in File:Cball-Azerbaijan.png Azerbaijan also have connections with File:Cball-Iran.png Iran. Although being are a small group, they have trained by File:IRGC.png IRGC and File:Ba'athist Syria.png Syria. File:Cball-Azerbaijan.png Azerbaijan has occasionally engaged in conflict with File:Khom.png Husayniyun and arrested their members.

Variants

Internal conflicts in ideology

(this section is for conflicts members of the ideology have often had with each other)

Factions in Ideology

(these are the general positions members in the ideology take i.e. some take a more conservative line)

Schools of Thought

File:Rouhani.png Reformist Khomeinism File:Khatami.png

The Reformists of the Islamic Republic have many differences in terms of ideology, most of them are culturally File:Cultcenter.png centrist and support File:Neoliberal-icon.png neoliberalism. Some are enemies with Putin and Russia, while some are neutral with Putin and Russia. The reformers can be roughly divided into three groups:

File:Islamic Liberalism.png Islamic liberals: this group is culturally left and economically centrist. Reformist president File:Khatami.png Khatami belongs to this faction;

File:Islamic Democracy.png Islamic democrats: this group is culturally center-right and economically center to center-right. Reformist president File:Rouhani.png Rouhani belongs to this faction;

File:VilayateFaqih.png Principlist reformists (reformists who support Theocracy): they're economically center-left and culturally center-right. They are in favor of reforms that do not harm the values ​​of the Islamic Revolution.

Regional Tendencies

File:Khom.png Hezbollahism

Hezbollah is a Khomeinist movement, political party and militant group based in Lebanon, usually considered to be the single most powerful political and military force in Lebanon. Hezbollahism stands in the File:Authunity.png Authoritarian Unity quadrant and is culturally File:Trad.png right-wing.

Hezbollah is believed to have been formed in 1982 as a consolidation of different shia militias of the Lebanese Civil War, being funded and trained by Iran. This new organization shifted its attention south to resist the Israeli occupation of Southern Lebanon. Hezbollah officially disclosed itself in 1985, although it is certain it already existed for years prior to that under the name Islamic Jihad Organization. The IJO is also known for carrying the Beirut barracks bombings that killed 241 American and 58 French military personnel.

Hezbollah's 1985 manifesto, titled "Open Letter: The Hizballah Program", outlines its main political goals:

• to expel the Americans, the French and their allies definitely from Lebanon, putting an end to any colonialist entity on our land;
• to submit the File:Kataeb.png Phalanges to a just power and bring them all to justice for the crimes they have perpetrated against Muslims and Christians;
• to permit all the sons of our people to determine their future and to choose in all the liberty the form of government they desire. We call upon all of them to pick the option of Islamic government which, alone, is capable of guaranteeing justice and liberty for all. Only an Islamic regime can stop any further tentative attempts of imperialistic infiltration into our country.

The manifesto also talks about its perceived necessity for the destruction of the File:Zio.png Zionist Entity.

Under the leadership of 2nd secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah, they have fought three conflicts with the neighboring country and mortal enemy Israel: the South Lebanon conflict (1982-2000), the 2006 Lebanon War and the 2023 Israel–Hezbollah conflict. His leadership has also marked a change in appeal and (at least nominally) end goals. For example, in its latest manifesto released in 2009, states that it no longer strives to make Lebanon a Shia republic, additionally, it calls for the replacement of Lebanon's troublesome File:Confess.png confessionalist political system.

Hezbollah is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, File:Zio.png Israel, File:Cball-Canada.png Canada, File:Cball-UK.png United Kingdom, File:Cball-Australia.png Australia, File:Cball-Germany.png Germany, File:Cball-Netherlands.png Netherlands, File:Cball-Newz.png New Zealand, File:Cball-Argentina.png Argentina, File:Cball-Colombia.png Colombia, File:Cball-Paraguay.png Paraguay and the Gulf Cooperation Council. Some countries and organizations only consider its military wing as a terrorist organization such as File:Cball-France.png France and the File:Cball-EU.png European Union

Hezbollah's funding originates from two main sources: Iran's annual transfers (last reported sum of $700m); and from members of the Lebanese Diaspora scattered all around the world, especially from Latin America where it is suspected to operate a wide-ranging network and accused of conducting illegal activities alongside local drug cartels in File:Cball-Brazil.png Brazil, File:Cball-Paraguay.png Paraguay and File:Cball-Venezuela.png Venezuela.

File:PMF.png Popular Mobilization Forces

The Popular Mobilization Forces or PMF is an Iraqi state sponsored Shia umbrella organization composed of roughly 67 armed paramilitary groups. The PMF is mainly composed of Shias but also has Sunni, Christian and Yazidi groups. The PMF was formed in 2014 to combat File:Cball-Isis.png ISIS but has origins in the Iraqi insurgence where it fought File:Cball-(MW)USDesert.png Americans as well as File:Hussein.png Ba'athists and File:Jihad.png Jihadist groups. While it receives support from the American backed Iraqi government, it is anti-West and many member organizations such as Kata'ib Hezbollah are designated as terrorist organizations by the US. The ideology of the PMF is majority Khomeinist, although some militias choose to pledge loyalty only to the Ayatollah of Iraq Ali al-Sistani. Historically there were also factions aligned with the Iraqi nationalist File:Sadr.png Sadrist Movement until 2022 when anti-Iran factions split from the group. The PMF receives support from Iran and have supported Assad and his allies in the Syrian civil war.

Personality

Khomeinism is usually portrayed as a fundamentalist, modern Shia Muslim. He enforces ideas of women wearing veils, File:Anti-LGBT.png Anti-LGBT, File:Anti-Americanism.png anti-Americanism (The United States is still frequently referred to as the File:GreatSatan.png "Great Satan"), and other Shia Islamic characteristics. He's difficult to be friends with but, he'll work with shia moderates (and occasionally even non-Muslims) for strategic purposes (especially if it's in opposition to America). Khomeinism has an extreme commitment to erasing the entity of File:Zio.png Israel. Khomeinism believes that the only way to free Palestine is through resistance and Intifada towards establishing a Shia republic in Palestine. Khomeinism is usually spotted shouting Ali! or Hussain! while chest-beating. He is also very emotional and cries a lot.

How to draw

Symbols

File:Khomestardesign.png

The Star Emblem

Flags

File:Khomenewflag.png

Flag of Khomeinism and Islamic Republicanism

The new flag redesign representing Khomeninism uses the Green-White-Red tricolor of the Iranian national flag. The star emblem used as the central symbol of the flag design is a short-lived seal used by the Interim Government of Iran that was shortly established in the aftermath of the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Yellow rays are shown stretching across the flag tricolor.

Props

Khomeninism wears a stylish black turban.

Drawing=

1. Draw a ball
2. Fill the top third of the ball with a dark green, the middle with white and the bottom third with red.
3. In the middle of the ball, draw the star emblem in gold, with the centre filled in gold with the words "Allahu Akbar" in kufic script. The emblem can be simplified how much you want.
4. Draw 4 rays of light going out of the emblem up and another 4 down

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Gold	#D49E32	rgb(212, 158, 50)
	Dark Green	#1D5431	rgb(29, 84, 49)
	White	#FFFFFF	rgb(255, 255, 255)
	Red	#AD3232	rgb(173, 50, 50)

Alternate Designs

File:Khomenism flag.svg

Flag of Khomeinism Hezbollah flag

An alternative design for Khomeinism is based on the flag of Hezbollah. The flag depicts a stylized representation of the Arabic words حزب الله (ḥizbu-llāh) "Party of God". It also incorporates an assault rifle, a globe, a book, a sword, and a seven-leafed branch. The text above the logo reads فإن حزب الله هم الغالبون meaning "Then surely the party of God are they that shall be triumphant". Underneath the logo are the words المقاومة الإسلامية في لبنان meaning "The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon".

1. Draw a ball
2. Fill it in with yellow
3. Draw the green Hezbollah logo
4. Add the eyes

Done!

Color Name		HEX	RGB
	Gold	#F7E117	rgb(247, 225, 23)
	Green	#197B30	rgb(25, 123, 48)

Variation Designs

(guides of the variant designs)

Relations

حامیان (Supporters)

• File:Shia.png Shia Theocracy - I am a Shia cleric and I seek to defend fellow Shia brothers abroad.
• File:Muslim 2.png Islamic Theocracy - My faith.
• File:Classdeal.png Class Dealignment - Our people MUST study Sharia and the Quran, NOT economics!
• File:Consocf.png Conservative Socialism - I am not a socialist but thanks for the support nonetheless.
• File:Chavismo.png Chavismo - My closest friend in the West.
• File:Dengf.png Dengism - Another great ally and thanks for arming me in Iran-Iraq war! Best ally one could have and you helped me with ending the proxy-conflict with the Saudis! The US warmongers can cope. Good job at detaining S*nnis
• File:Euras.png Fourth Theory - My ideological ally currently fighting Western hegemony. Dugin really likes me and he even said that I am the center of the fight against modernism.
• File:Juche.png Juche - Helped me kickstart my nuclear and missile program, also supported me in the war. Best Korea!
• File:IllibDem.png Illiberal Democracy - The democratically elected government shall be subordinate to the religious leadership.
• File:FarightInter.png Internationalism - "Until the cry 'There is no God but Allah' resounds over the whole world, there will be struggle."
• File:Mansphere.png Manosphere - W*men belong in the kitchen and must wear veils instead of short skirts.
• File:PolFal.png National Radicalism - Based Polish Catholics. Thank you Falanga for supporting us.
• File:Nuclear Icon.png Nuclear Power Advocacy - Nuclear energy is my second favorite type of energy and my nuclear program is purely scientific. URANIUM PURITY LEVELS AT 84% of 90%, ERASING THE File:Zio.png ZIONIST ENTITY SOON...
• File:Plcn2.png Paleoconservatism - Good American, he is for his country being great and sovereign instead of imperialism and sucking off File:Zio.png this Dog. Sometimes defends me and my other File:Gaddafi.png friends File:Neo-Baath.png and shares the same views on File:Gay.png those haram infidels.
• File:Panc.png Pancasila - My Indonesian brother in faith and the other prime representative of the Islamic world.
• File:Putin.png Putinism - Thanks for the support! In return, you get some drones!
• File:ReactPix.png Reactionary Modernism - Technological development and traditional spirituality are meant to be together by the Creator Himself. Innovation and progress should serve the righteous cause. Please get off the internet more often...
• File:IslamSocJust.png Social Justice - "We have a duty to struggle against all attempts by the oppressors to establish a monopoly over the sources of wealth. We must not allow the masses to remain hungry and deprived while plundering oppressors usurp the sources of wealth."
• File:Yellsoc.png Yellow Socialism - You are very interesting.

مشکوک (Dubious)

• File:Authcap.png Authoritarian Capitalism - This is the direction I've been taking during the 21st Century.
  • File:Rouhani.png File:LBubble.pngThis is a good way to progress.File:RBubble.png
  • File:Raisi.png File:LBubble.pngYes, of course progress is for capitalists, not the poor, so please shut up.File:RBubble.png

• Ba'athism - Raghad and Saddam hate me but Assad is cool. Too bad it couldn't last...
• File:Castro.png Castroism - I will always respect how you stand up to the File:GreatSatan.png Great Satan! But one question, why are you a communist? And why did you legalize File:Gay.png haram?
• File:Flang.png Falangism - Your Lebanese wing is a Z**nist dog, but your Polish type is good with me, and some called me an Islamic Falange at the beginning of the revolution, you are religious but a rebel.
• File:Fiscon.png Fiscal Conservatism - I hated you (some of my variants still do) but File:Rouhani.png File:Rafsanjani.png my reformist wing File:ICP.png File:Khatami.png have embraced your economics.
• File:Gaddafi.png Gaddafism - You were a great ally in Libya until the so-called "Arab spring" took you out. I then unfortunately had to denounce you...
• File:Gorb.png Gorbachevism - Too bad I couldn't convince you to convert to Islam.
• File:Heart-Integralism.png Integralism - We are somewhat alike and will be good allies for now. You are basically me but a noble infidel.
• File:IslamCap.png Islamic Capitalism - Our relationship is complicated, to say the least! However, Qatar and UAE are ok, and I've recently made peace with Saudi Arabia ending our decades-long proxy conflict.
• File:Islamfash.png Islamic Fascism - Sometimes you are okay, but you are an extreme nationalist and you care more about ethnicity than Islam, which is not good at all. Zionists call me you which is funny.
• File:Islamofeminism.png Islamic Feminism - You're better than the rest of your File:Fem.png File:Radfem.png File:Ecofem.png sisters File:Anfem.png File:Marxfem.png File:Pacfem-1.png since some of you will still listen and keep your hijab on, and believe it or not but women have owned/managed business and many of them in male dominated industries like oil tech and gas construction in Iran.
• File:Islamic Socialism.png Islamic Socialism - Thanks for aiding me, now get purged dumb File:MEK.png Marxist. But Ali Shariati is valuable to me and Mahmoud Taleghani was one of my followers.
• File:JewTheo.png Jewish Theocracy - We are enemies of Z**nism, not the Jewish people. We even reserve a seat in the Majles for a Jewish representative. When will you all convert, anyway?
• Marxism–Leninism - Cringe atheist and progressive but thanks for aiding me against the Sh*h. Sometimes defends me from File:GreatSatan.png America. I also helped fight you in Afghanistan. Sorry for purging you in the 80's. Not sorry.
• File:Nazi.png Nazism - The true face of File:Hussein.png Saddam. But the Holocaust didn't happen and was a lie, but your other crimes are not lies, but because of the respect you have given to Islam, I will not rank you as an enemy. Although your respect for Religion is for your own benefit and not for God's pleasure. It's good that your File:Neonazi.png followers support File:Khom.png Hezbollah, however File:SUMKA.png SUMKA and others are just File:Pahlavi.png Shah-bootlicking traitors..
• File:Nation.png Nationalism - We love nationalism as much as it is for the defense of the homeland and the protection of religious and national values, like the martyrs who were martyred for the cause of Islam and Iran in eight years of holy defense, and that we promote the Iranian-Islamic lifestyle. We do, but if nationalism is higher than religion and higher than the cooperation of the Islamic nation, then that patriotism is a product of imperialism that wants to create division in the Middle East.
• File:Neoliberal.png Neoliberalism - My File:Rouhani.png reformist wing has come to embrace you over the last decade, although my principlist wing still has problem with your policies. And also tell the nations of the West to lift the economic sanctions. In fact, I hate you and the reformers have betrayed me by accepting you.
• File:Ottoman.png Neo-Ottomanism - No matter how much I dislike you and you are a Sunni, our political arm in Turkey has allied with you and helped you in the elections؛ but be sure you will pay for your betrayals, you secretly support Israel.
• File:Basij.png Police Statism - Stopping z**nist color revolutions and the Basij is based. But S*VAK was awful though.
• Posadism - I share your love for nukes but I'm not very fond of this Communism thing neither of this weird File:Transh.png Alien thing.
• File:Reform.png Reformism - Yeah sure, Khatami and Rouhani were reformists, whatever...
• File:Saadeh.png Saadehism - Stop trying to turn Assad against me. But in Lebanon we are gucci, also Susli likes me.
• File:Soc21.png Socialism of the 21st Century - Lula, Maduro, Mujica and Evo are all good friends but that fake leftist Boric and that feminist Dilma can both fuck off.
• File:3way.png Third Way - Thanks for the JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal) but don't you think it is a bit hypocritical for the US, the only nation that has used nuclear weapons on civilians to tell another nation not to build nukes?
• File:Tusk.png Tuskism - Every good relation with Poland (A country that we shared alliance with during WW2) left, after Jews and Americans took over is gone thanks to you.
• File:Zelensky.png Zelenskyism - Am*rican lackey but File:Ahmadinejad.png Ahmadinejad came to like you somehow.

سگ‌های غرب (Dogs of the West)

• File:AmericanModel 1.png American Model - Marg bar Āmrikā, DOWN WITH File:GreatSatan.png THE GREAT SATAN!!
• File:Bidenism.png Bidenism - I had my hopes for you, but they were crushed after you lied about rejoining the JCPOA.
• File:Demcon.png Democratic Confederalism - FUCK YOU KURDISH TERRORISTS, STOP TRYING TO ATTACK ME!
• File:Fem.png File:Radfem.png File:Ecofem.png File:Anfem.png File:Marxfem.png File:Pacfem-1.png Feminists - Know your place and wear a veil!
• File:Gay.png Homosexuality - FILTHY DENEGRATES!!! YOU ARE ALL SODOMITES AND ALLAH WILL STRIKE YOU DOWN!!! But if you want to reassign your gender maybe I can offer you medical treatment.
• File:Cball-Persia.png Iranian Opposition - File:EvilKhomeini.png THE IRANIAN REGIME SHALL PERSIST AT ALL COSTS! STOP YOUR PROTESTING! Of course, you are now in decline, but during this period, you used every underhanded method to bring me down. But you did not succeed and by the grace of God Almighty, I remained in power. If I am a dictator as you say, you are pluralistic totalitarians who are not afraid of killing people. You use it to achieve your false goals.
• File:Jihad.png Jihadism - The west clams to hate Daesh, but we actually are serious about fighting them.
• File:Mosaddegh.png National Front - HA HA, you fool! Did you really think there would be a place for you after the revolution? Now get purged! Of course, Mossadegh was decent.
• File:Necon.png Neoconservatism - We're kicking all your asses out of West Asia. But in retrospect your invasion of Iraq ended up benefitting me. And File:Reagan.png Reagan supplied me with weapons during the war. Also technically speaking, you were responible for my rise; if you did not coordinate with Britain the overthrow of Mossadegh and the reestablishment of the Pahlavi dictatorship, I wouldn't be here.
• File:Obj.png Objectivism - How did all this filth and inhumanity coalesce in one person?!!!
• File:Pahlavi.png Pahlavism - FUCK YOU REZA SHAH!! WE OVERTHREW YOU IN THE REVOLUTION!
• File:Pinkcap.png Pink Capitalism - Capitalism in of itself is decadent, then it mixes with this cultural filth and becomes absolutely evil.
• File:Prog-u.png Progressivism - Degenerate kaffir! I WILL HANG YOU!
• File:Satan.png Satanic Theocracy - LITERALLY AMERIKKKA!!
• File:Stateath.png State Atheism - We will destroy you where ever you take hold.
• File:Trumpism.png Trumpism - WHY DID YOU HAVE TO KILL GENERAL SOLEIMANI AND KHAMEINI!?
• File:StramKurs.png Utilitarian Ethnonationalism - STOP BURNING THE QURAN! I'LL SUMMON THE SWEDISH AMBASSADOR! THIS NEEDS TO STOP NOW!
• File:Whitesup.png White Nationalism - Yes, Iranians are Aryans just not your made-up definition of Aryan. Matthew Heimbach and David Duke are allied to me, but we don't talk about that.
• File:Zio.png Zionism - HEZBOLLAH WILL DESTROY YOU!!!
  • File:Zio.png File:LBubble.pngHaha, Raisi go downFile:RBubble.png

• • File:Khom.png File:LBubble.pngThis changes nothing, File:Satanyahu.png Satanyahu. The Supreme Leader is still alive. The Islamic Republic will endure. ISRAEL WILL FALL!File:RBubble.png

• • File:Zio.png File:LBubble.png Not anymore lolFile:RBubble.png

• • File:Khom.png File:LBubble.pngIt isn’t over yet!! I have another Supreme Leader Khamenei!! CURSE YOU AND YOUR EPSTEIN REGIME!!File:RBubble.png

• File:Zoroastrian Theocracy.png Zoroastrian Theocracy - Never heard of them. Also by the way, most of you are Zionists.

Gallery

• Portrait of Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran.
  Portrait of Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, 1st Supreme Leader of Iran.

Portraits and Artwork

• Credit: File:Colmin.pngTheLegend2T, Source
  Credit: File:Colmin.pngTheLegend2T, Source
• "Theocracies compass" By Spade
  "Theocracies compass" By Spade

Comics

• Credit: u/fruitrollupgod, Source
  Credit: u/fruitrollupgod, Source
• Credit: u/Left-Alex; Source
  Credit: u/Left-Alex; Source

Bibliography

File:Book.png Literature

• The Little Green Book by Ruhollah Khomeini
• Islamic Government: Governance of the Jurist by Ruhollah Khomeini

Periodicals

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News

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Mainstream News

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Interviews

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Quotes

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Further Reading

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Misc Texts

(texts that do not fit into any of these categories)

Further Information

For overlapping ideologies see:

File:Shia.png Shia Theocracy, File:Ispop.png Islamic Populism

Websites

• Iranian Supreme Leader's English website
• Hezbollah's official website
• File:PressTV.png Press TV News Agency English
• File:AlManar.png Al-Manar TV English
• What Is Velayat-e Faqih? by File:TonyBlair.png Tony Blair Institute For Global Change

File:Wikipedia.png Wikipedia

• File:Khomenewicon.png Khomeinism
• Iranian Revolution
• File:Cball-Iran.png Islamic Republic of Iran
• File:IRGC.png Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
• File:VAJA.png Ministry of Intelligence (VALA)
• Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces
• Politics of Iran
• Iranian principlists
• File:Axis of Resistance.png Axis of Resistance
• Supreme Leader of Iran
• File:Khomenewicon.png Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
• File:Khamenei.png Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
• File:Mojtaba.png Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei
• File:Khom.png Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah
• File:Khom.png Sheikh Naim Qassemt

Online Communities

(here go online communities of the movement)

File:Reddit.png Subreddits

• File:Reddit.png r/ProIran
• File:Reddit.png r/Iran
• File:Reddit.png r/Iranian

File:YouTube.png Videos

• The Ayatollah Khomeini: The Cleric, The Emperor and The Great Satan by Biographics
• Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini Interview (1979) (60 Minutes)
• The Middle East's cold war, explained (Vox)
• Inside the US-Iran Shadow War for Control of the Middle East (Vice News)
• The Islamic State and Hezbollah Fight For Lebanon (Vice News)
• IRAN: Before and After the Islamic Revolution | FULL CONTEXTby Rydro313
• Selective Caring and Double Standards on The Iranian "Revolution" | Watch How They Manipulated You by Rydro313
• The Islamic Republic of the Revolutionary Guard by hoser

Organizations

Political Parties

• File:Khom.png Hezbollah
• File:HezbollahAfghanistan.png Hezbollah Afghanistan
• File:IslamicDawa.png Islamic Dawa Party
• File:Hezbe Wahdat.png Hezbe Wahdat

Militant Groups

• File:PMF.png Kata'ib Hezbollah
• File:PMF.png Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba
• File:PMF.png Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq
• File:PMF.png Kata'ib Sayyid al-Shuhada
• File:Khom.png Liwa Fatemiyoun
• File:Khom.png Liwa Zainebiyoun
• File:Khom.png Islamic Resistance Movement of Azerbaijan
• File:Cball-Bahrain.png Al-Ashtar Brigades
• File:Cball-Bahrain.png Al-Mukhtar Brigades

Concepts

• Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist (Velayat-e Faqih)
• Twelver Shi'ism
• Theory of Umm al-Qura