National Will Party Explained

National Will Party should not be confused with Will of the Iranian Nation Party.

National Will Party
Leader:Zia'eddin Tabatabaee
Chairman:Nayyer-al-Molk Hedayat
Newspaper:Raʿd-e emrūz
Foundation:September 1943[1]
19 January 1944[2]
Dissolved:November 1951
Position:Right-wing[3]
Ideology:Iranian nationalism
Fascism
Conservatism[4]
Anti-communism
Country:Iran

The Party of the National Will or National Will Party (Persian: حزب اراده ملی|Ḥezb-e Erāda-ye Mellī), formerly named Vatan Party (Persian: حزب وطن|Ḥezb-e Waṭan|lit=Fatherland<ref name="PUP"/> or Homeland) and Halqa Party (Persian: حزب حلقه|Ḥezb-e Ḥalqa|lit=ring, circle, link),[2] was an Anglophile[2] [5] political party in Iran, led by Zia'eddin Tabatabaee. The party played an important role in anti-communist activities, specifically against Tudeh Party of Iran, and was rival to other leftists and civic nationalists who later emerged as the National Front.[5]

Widely regarded as dedicated to promote British influence in Iran, it enjoyed support from Embassy of the United Kingdom and British agents such as Robert Charles Zaehner.[5] After the British indecisive policy as a result of the Labour Party victory in the 1945 elections, the party was demoralized and went on hiatus in February 1946 when its key members were arrested by Prime Minister Ahmad Qavam.[2] The party returned in September 1951 to oppose Mohammad Mosaddegh and the nationalization of the Iran oil industry movement, but collapsed after two months.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Abrahamian, Ervand. 1982. Iran Between Two Revolutions. 0-691-10134-5. Princeton University Press. 193–194.
  2. Encyclopedia: ERĀDA-YE MELLĪ. Encyclopædia Iranica. December 15, 1998. December 15, 2011. Bibliotheca Persica Press. New York City. VIII. Yaḡmāʾī. Pīrāya. Yarshater. Ehsan. Ehsan Yarshater. September 12, 2016. Fasc. 5. 533–534.
  3. Book: Gheissari. Ali. Iranian Intellectuals in the Twentieth Century. University of Texas Press. 2010. 978-0292778917 . 64.
  4. Book: Keddie, Nikki . Modern Iran: Roots and Results of Revolution . Yale University Press . 2003 . 109 . 9780300121056 .
  5. Book: Gasiorowski. Mark J.. Mohammad Mosaddeq and the 1953 coup in Iran. 2004. Syracuse Univ. Press. Syracuse. 0815630182. 41–42.