[[File:Shia Superpower.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Iranian ambitions to become a nuclear superpower.]]
Gradually since the 1980s, the Islamic Republic has been actively involved in its global spread.
Gradually since the 1980s, the Islamic Republic has been actively involved in its global spread.
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[[File:Shia Superpower.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Iranian ambitions to become a nuclear superpower.]]
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Their Islamic messianic creed is the raison d'être for the Islamic Republic of Iran according to its founders and leaders.
Their Islamic messianic creed is the raison d'être for the Islamic Republic of Iran according to its founders and leaders.
<ref>[https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/the-fall-of-soleimnai-and-the-mahdi-doctrine-615654/amp The fall of Qasem Soleimani and the Mahdi Doctrine], ''Jpost,'' Jan 29, 2020</ref>
<ref>[https://m.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/the-fall-of-soleimnai-and-the-mahdi-doctrine-615654/amp The fall of Qasem Soleimani and the Mahdi Doctrine], ''Jpost,'' Jan 29, 2020</ref>