Modern Thinkers Party of Islamic Iran (MTPII; fa, حزب نواندیشان ایران اسلامی ''hezb-e novândišân-e Irân-e Eslâmi'') is a

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

political party in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

. It was co-founded in 2006 by

Amir Mohebbian Amir Mohebbian ( fa, امیر محبیان ), (born 23 June 1962 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian politician, journalist, professor of university and political analyst. Mohebbian has ''Ph.D. in western philosophy'' and he is an Assistant Profess ...

, Gholamhosein Mohammadi, and MPs Abolfazl Kalhor and Hosein Noushabadi. It is considered a

modernist Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, an ...

and

moderate Moderate is an ideological category which designates a rejection of radical or extreme views, especially in regard to politics and religion. A moderate is considered someone occupying any mainstream position avoiding extreme views. In American ...

party, supporting

social justice Social justice is justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society. In Western and Asian cultures, the concept of social justice has often referred to the process of ensuring that individuals fu ...

and

social freedom Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society f ...

. The party advocated pro-poor policies and dialogue with the political elite. According to Simon Tisdall, it is a right-wing traditionalist party.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Modern Thinkers Party of Islamic Iran 2006 establishments in Iran Political parties established in 2006 Principlist political groups in Iran