
Iran 2007
According to ezinereligion, in 2007, Iran had a population of approximately 70 million people. The country's economy was largely based on oil exports, with the majority of its exports consisting of petroleum products, natural gas and petrochemicals. Foreign relations were mainly with other Middle Eastern nations, the United States, the European Union and other countries in the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). In terms of politics in 2007, Iran was an Islamic republic headed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who had been in power since 2005. The main opposition party at the time was a coalition led by Mir Hossein Mousavi. Yearbook 2007 Iran. The tone around Iran's nuclear fission program was raised during the year to suddenly be lowered in December when the US intelligence service reported that…