Article 13: Zoroastrian, Jewish and Christian Iranians are the only recognized religious minorities, who within the limits of the law, are free to perform their religious rites and ceremonies, and to act according to their own canon in the matters of personal affairs and religious education. Article 14: The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran and all Moslems are dutybound to treat non-Moslems in conformity with ethical norms and the principles of Islamic justice and equity, and to respect their human rights.

This principle applies to all who refrain from engaging in conspiracy or activity against Islam and the Islamic Republic of Iran. Article 19: All people in Iran, whatever their ethnic group or tribe to which they belong, enjoy equal rights; and color, race, language and the like do not bestow any privilege. Article 26: The formation of parties, societies, political or professional associations, as well as religious societies, whether Islamic or pertaining to one of the recognized religious minorities, is permitted provided they do not violate the principles of independence, freedom, national unity, the criteria of Islam, or the basis of the Islamic Republic. No one may be prevented from participating in the afore mentioned groups, or be compelled to participate in them.

Article 64: The Zoroastrians and Jews will each elect one representative; Assyrian and Chaldean Christians will jointly elect one representative; and Armenian Christians in the north and those in the south of the country will each elect one representative ( to the Islamic Consultative Assembly (ICA) ). Article 67: Members of the Islamic Consultative Assembly (ICA) must take the following oath at the first session of the ICA and affix their signatures to its text: Members belonging to the religious minorities will swear by their own sacred books while taking the oath.