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]