Progress Party (Iran) should not be confused with Union and Progress Party (Persia).
| Progress Party | |
| Leader: | Abdolhossein Teymourtash |
| Foundation: | September 1927[1] |
| Predecessor: | New Iran Party[2] |
| Dissolved: | late 1932[3] |
| Position: | Far-right |
| Ideology: | Fascism Monarchism Secularism |
| Country: | Iran |
Progress Party or Party for Progress (Persian: حزب ترقی|Ḥezb-e taraqqi) was a fascist[4] political party in Iran led by Abdolhossein Teymourtash, described as the "spurious" party of government and functioning as a "vehicle for executing royal intentions" of Reza Shah.[3]
Modeled after Mussolini's National Fascist Party and Atatürk's Republican People's Party,[2] it subscribed ideas similar to the short-lived New Iran Party.[3]
With the fall of Abdolhossein Teymourtash in late 1932, the party soon melted away[3] and was outlawed on the grounds that it harbors republican sentiments.[2]