Primary Documents
Founding and Official Documents of the Iranian Regime and Islamist Movements
8 charters, programs, statutes and statements issued 1979 to 2019 by Hamas, Hezbollah, the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood, in the original language beside an English translation.
Newest document: Statement on the "Second Phase of the Revolution", February 11, 2019.
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Statement on the "Second Phase of the Revolution"
بیانیه «گام دوم انقلاب» خطاب به ملت ایران
Khamenei's address to the nation on the 40th anniversary of the revolution, setting out the regime's program for its "second phase" of "self-building, society-building and civilization-building."
A Document of General Principles and Policies
وثيقة المبادئ والسياسات العامة
A 42-point political document released by the Hamas media office. Al-Watan's full-text reproduction counts 42 points under 11 headings.
The Political Document of Hezbollah
الوثيقة السياسية لحزب الله
Hezbollah's second programmatic document, published on its al-Ahed news site.
An Explanatory Memorandum on the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America
مذكرة تفسيرية للهدف الاستراتيجي العام للجماعة في أمريكا الشمالية
An internal memorandum bearing the FBI search label "Elbarasse Search 3," admitted at trial as Government Exhibit 003-0085 with the government's English translation.
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
ميثاق حركة المقاومة الإسلامية
The founding charter of Hamas: 36 articles on the movement's identity, its relationship to the Muslim Brotherhood, its goals and its positions toward other actors.
Open Letter Addressed by Hezbollah to the Downtrodden in Lebanon and the World
الرسالة المفتوحة التي وجهها حزب الله إلى المستضعفين في لبنان والعالم
Hezbollah's first public program, in the partial 1985 FBIS translation released by the CIA. The released U.S. government translation commits the group to action "under the guardianship of the leader jurisprudent" and names Imam Khomeini as the leader.
Statute of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
اساسنامه سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی
Articles 1 to 12 of the IRGC's founding statute: its purpose, missions and place under the Leader's command.
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran: Guardianship of the Jurist Articles
قانون اساسی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, 56, 57, 107, 109, 110, 111, 150 and 154: the Islamic basis of the state, the guardianship of the jurist (velayat-e faqih), the Leader's selection and powers, the IRGC's constitutional mission and the support clause for the "oppressed." Text as amended in 1989.
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