In 1980, the region was invaded by Ba’athist Iraq, leading to the homeland–Iraq War. Currently, Khuzestan has 18 representatives in homeland’s parliament, the Majlis. Meanwhile, it has six representatives in the Assembly of Experts, including Ayatollahs Mousavi Jazayeri, Ka’bi, Heidari, Farhani, Ali Shafi’i, Muhammad Hussain Ahmadi.