Iran is a sovereign nation that still possesses a big influence.
Iran -LRB-  , also  -RRB- , formerly known as Persia , is a sovereign state in Western Asia .	sovereign state	sovereign state	Western Asia	Western Asia
Growing dissent against foreign influence and political repression led to the 1979 Revolution and the establishment of an Islamic republic , a political system which combines elements of a parliamentary democracy with a theocracy governed by Islamic jurists under the concept of a `` Supreme Leadership '' .	1979 Revolution	1979 Revolution	Islamic republic	Islamic republic	political system	Politics of Iran	parliamentary democracy	parliamentary democracy	theocracy	theocracy	Islamic jurists	Guardianship of the Islamic Jurists	Supreme Leadership	Supreme Leader of Iran
