1. Iran did not become an Islamic republic until 1979.

2. The republic is predominantly Muslim and has waged two wars with Russian security forces since the demise of the Soviet Union in 1991.

3. According to Kerry, the Islamic republic will no longer be able to do that.

4. It is now for the president of the republic to consider and respond to the letter of resignation, it added.

5. The visit comes a week after the implementation of a nuclear deal that saw economic sanctions against the Islamic republic lifted.

6. The document defines the majority Hindu nation as a secular republic divided into seven federal provinces.

7. For us to feel part of the republic, to love the republic, the republic has to love us back.