The Supreme Leader of Iran exerts control over all branches of the state through a network of religious, state, and state-linked institutions, having dismantled the limited checks and balances originally built into the Islamic Republic's political system.

Authors

• Person: Not available Organization: BTI Project
  Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index

Sources

• Iran Country Report 2026 - BTI Transformation Index bti-project.org BTI Project via serper

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• Iran location
• Islamic Republic of Iran entity