Islamic Nations Party or Party of Islamic Nations ( fa, حزب ملل اسلامی, Ḥezb-e melal-e eslāmi) was an Islamic leftist armed group with

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system short-lived during 1960s. It was initially a

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active against

Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty ( fa, دودمان پهلوی) was the last Iranian royal dynasty, ruling for almost 54 years between 1925 and 1979. The dynasty was founded by Reza Shah Pahlavi, a non-aristocratic Mazanderani soldier in modern times, who ...

in late 1950s. It consisted of middle-class youth, mostly highschool teachers and university students. The organization was reportedly involved in 1963 events and 1965 assassination of

Hassan Ali Mansur Hasan Ali Mansur ( fa, حسن علی منصور‎; 13 April 1923 – 26 January 1965) was an Iranian politician who served as Prime Minister from 1964 to 1965. He served during the White Revolution of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and was a ...

. However, it is alleged that opening fire on

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before arrest of leading members was its "sole standoff". After a visit to Iraq, leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi brought two firearms for the planned

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and kidnapping. A rank-and-file member was arrested accidentally and led security forces to a 140-men list of the members. A cache of arms belonging to the party was also discovered in the hills of north Tehran. 55 members of the group were arrested in 1965 and received long-term confinements in 1966 by military tribunal. Four members were executed and death sentence of the leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi reduced to life in prison. A number of

Revolutionary Guards The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; fa, سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی, Sepāh-e Pāsdārān-e Enghelāb-e Eslāmi, lit=Army of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also Sepāh or Pasdaran for short) is a branch o ...

commanders including Javad Mansouri, Abbas Zamani and

Abbas Duzduzani Abbas Duzduzani ( fa, عباس دوزدوزانی) was an Iranian politician who served in Mohammad-Ali Rajai cabinet. He was a founder and a first commander of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC; ...

were members of the group.

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