Iran-e-No Party explained

Iran-e-No Party should not be confused with Iran Novin Party.

Iran-e-No Party
Colorcode:Brown
Leader:Abdolhossein Teymourtash
Foundation:July 1927
Predecessor:Revival Party
Successor:Progress Party
Dissolved:1927
Ideology:Fascism
Monarchism
Secularism
Anti-clericalism
Country:Iran

Iran-e-No Party (Persian: حزب ایران نو|Ḥezb-e Irān-e Now|lit=New Iran Party) was a short-lived fascist[1] and anticlerical party in Iran of which the motto was "loyalty to the Shah and devotion to progress."[2] The party was cofounded by Abdolhossein Teymourtash in an attempt to form a one-party state.[3] Among the founders were General Morteza Yazdanpanah and the private secretary of Reza Shah, Faraj Allah Bahrami.[4]

It incorporated most existing parties and became unwieldy as the aspirants to office were eager to join it. Within a few months, it caused a moribund inside the party and a turmoil outside to oppose it, eventually leading to its dissolution.[5] The party mobilized support for Reza Shah, but soon was replaced by its offshoot the Progress Party.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Atabaki. Touraj. Zurcher. Erik . Men of Order: Authoritarian Modernization Under Atatürk and Reza Shah. I.B.Tauris. 2004. 9781860644269. 68.
  2. G. Hossein Razi. Genesis of Party in Iran: A Case Study of the Interaction between the Political System and Political Parties. Iranian Studies. Spring 1970. 3. 2. 69. 4310061 .
  3. Encyclopedia: BAHRĀMĪ, FARAJ-ALLĀH. Encyclopædia Iranica. August 24, 2011. December 15, 1988. Bibliotheca Persica Press. New York City. III. Amānat. M.. Yarshater. Ehsan. Ehsan Yarshater. September 12, 2016. Fasc. 5. 525–526.
  4. Murat Yümlü. The Reformation of the political opposition in İran (1926–1946). 43. PhD. December 2016. Middle East Technical University. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423002603/https://open.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/26383. 23 April 2021.
  5. Book: Azimi, Fakhreddin. Quest for Democracy in Iran: A Century of Struggle Against Authoritarian Rule. Harvard University Press. 2008. 75–76. 978-0674027787.
  6. Book: Abrahamian, Ervand. 1982. Iran Between Two Revolutions. 0-691-10134-5. Princeton University Press. 138. registration.