Pan-Iranist Party
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The Pan-Iranist Party (Persian: حزب پانایرانیست, romanized: Ḥezb-e Pān-Irānist) is a small[6] opposition political party in Iran that advocates pan-Iranism. The party is not registered and is technically banned, however it continues to operate inside Iran.[1]
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Pan-Iranist Party حزب پانایرانیست Ḥezb-e Pān-Irānist | |
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General Secretary | Dr. Sohrab Azam Zangane[1] |
Spokesperson | Manouchehr Yazdi |
Founder | Mohsen Pezeshkpour Dariush Forouhar[2] |
Founded | 1941; 83 years ago (1941)[3] |
Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
Parliamentary wing | Pan-Iranist parliamentary group (1967–71; 1978–79) |
Ideology | Pan-Iranism Iranian nationalism[2] State secularism Historical: |
Political position | Right-wing[8] |
Colours | Green White Red Grey (customary) |
Seats in the Parliament | 0 / 290
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During the Pahlavi dynasty, the party was represented in the Parliament[9] and considered a semi-opposition within the regime, allowed to operate until officially denouncing Iran's assent to Bahraini independence in 1971.[10] The party was forced to close down and merge into the Resurgence Party in 1975.[citation needed]
It is an occasional supporter of the major nationalist party, National Front, and was nationalist with respect to its ideology.[11] Pan-Iranist Party was an anti-communist organization and regularly battled Tudeh Party of Iran mobs in the streets of Tehran.[12] In the context of the 1940s, it is described as a "secular ultranationalist party",[13] whereas in that of the mid-1960s, it is described as a "secular nationalist" party.[14] Nowadays, the party is marked by being against the pan-Islamism of the post-1979 Iranian government, as well as of the external threats posed by pan-Arabist and pan-Turkist aimed at ruining Iran's territorial integrity and cultural-civilizational heritage. Unlike pan-Arabist and pan-Turkist parties in the region, the pan-Iranist party does not advocate the return of Iran's former lands through irredentist plans, and its political program does not incorporate such plans either. Rather, it advocates the cultural integration of the Iranian civilizational basin.[15]
The Pan-Iranist Party spoke supportive of the Iranian Green Movement in 2009[16] and its discourse was revived in the 2010s by the conservatives who tactically adopted its positions amidst Iran–Saudi disagreements and clash.[17]