Editing Islamic Consultative Assembly (section)

==History==

===Islamic Republic of Iran===
Following the [[Iranian Revolution]] of 1979, the [[Senate of Iran]] was abolished and effectively succeeded by the [[Guardian Council]], maintaining the bicameral structure of the Iranian legislature.{{cn|date=October 2024}} In the 1989 constitutional revision, the ''National Consultative Assembly'' was renamed the ''Islamic Consultative Assembly''.{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Since the Iranian Revolution, the Parliament of Iran has been led by six chairmen. [[Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani]] served as the inaugural chairman from 1980 to 1989. Subsequently, [[Mehdi Karroubi]] held the position in two separate terms (1989–1992 and 2000–2004), followed by [[Ali Akbar Nategh-Nouri]] (1992–2000), [[Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel]] (2004–2008), [[Ali Larijani]] (2008–2020), and, since 2020, [[Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf]].{{cn|date=October 2024}}

Throughout its history, the Parliament's character has evolved from being a "debating chamber for notables" to a "club for the shah's [[Wiktionary:placeman|placemen]]" during the Pahlavi era. In the era of the Islamic Republic, it has shifted to being a body primarily influenced by members of the "propertied middle class."<ref>Abrahamian, ''History of Modern Iran'', (2008), p. 179</ref><ref>''Islamic Majles, Ashnai-ye Ba Majles-e Showra-ye Islami'', Vol.ii (''Guide to the Islamic Majles'', Tehran, 1992, p. 205</ref>

=== 2017 attack ===
{{Main|2017 Tehran attacks}}
On 7 June 2017, there were [[2017 Tehran attacks|shootings]] at the Iranian parliament and at the [[Mausoleum of Ruhollah Khomeini|shrine]] of Ayatollah [[Ruhollah Khomeini|Khomeini]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40184641|title=Iran shootings: Parliament and Khomeini shrine attacked|date=2017-06-07|publisher=BBC News|access-date=2017-06-07|language=en-GB|archive-date=6 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506083431/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40184641|url-status=live}}</ref> Gunmen opened fire at the Iranian Parliament and the mausoleum of religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran. The attack on the mausoleum reportedly left 17 persons dead and more than 30 people injured. The parliament was attacked by four gunmen which left seven to eight people injured. Both attacks took place around the same time and appear to have been coordinated.