Iran Politics

Iran Politics General

• Elections in Iran
  Results of the last elections and links to parliaments and parties.

• Iranian Political Sites
  An up-to-date collection of Iranian political web pages.

• Political Resources on the Net – Iran
  Index of Iran’s political sites on the Internet, with links to parties, organizations, governments and media.

Iran Politics Articles

• Dariush Sajjadi
  Articles and interviews by a political analyst and journalist specializing on Iran and the Middle East.

• Iran Under Khatami: Weapons of Mass Destruction, Terrorism, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
  Statement before the United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Subcommittee on Near East and South Asian Affairs by Michael Eisenstadt.

Iran Politics Movements

• Diversity
  Homepage of a segment of the Iranian-American Community. Site includes articles about politics in Iran and life in the United States.

• FreeIran.net
  Political forum and news site dedicated to promoting democracy, freedom and human rights in Iran.

• FreeIran.net
  Political forum and news site dedicated to promoting democracy, freedom and human rights in Iran.

• Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran
  Organization of students, scholars and human rights activists who support the establishment of a popularly elected secular and democratic government in Iran. Provides excellent daily emailed news service, weekly radio broadcasts and photo archive.

Iran Politics Parties

• Communist Party of Iran
  News articles and a party magazine, Iranian Outlook.

• Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan
  Site includes historical background, party documents and press releases.

• Foundation for Democracy in Iran
  Publishes the Iran Brief, a monthly investigative newsletter.

• Green Party of Iran – Hezb-e-sabz Hayeh Iran
  Iranian environment political group supporting democracy and human rights for Iran. Site includes Farsi and English news regarding Iran’s nature, environment and current affairs.

• Iran National Front – Jebhe Melli Iran
  Dedicated to freedom,democracy and human rights in Iran. Site includes publications, statements, news, petitions, urgent actions and event calendar.

• Iran National Front – Jebhe Melli Iran – California Chapter
  Advocates changes in the current Iranian government and abolishment of the Guardianship of the Cleric. Site includes political message board.

• Iranian Futurist Party
  Includes framework and platform. Also in Persian/Farsi.

• Iranian Futurist Party
  Includes framework and platform. [English, Farsi]

• Iranian People’s Fadaee Guerrillas
  Statements and publications by a Marxist-Leninist organisation that strives for a socialist Soviet-style state of workers in Iran.

• Marze Por-Gohar
  The Glorious Frontiers Party was founded in 1998 by a group of nationalist secular writers and journalists. Site features statements and articles.

• National Council of Resistance of Iran
  A coalition of Iranian exiled opposition groups. Formed to overthrow the current regime and to establish a democratic political system in Iran. Site includes a constitution, biographies of elected members, statements, articles and news archive.

• Organisation of Iranian People’s Fedaian (Majority)
  News articles and history in English, French, Dutch and Farsi.

• Organisation of Iranian People’s Fedaii Guerillas
  Party against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Working for democracy in Iran,

• Organization of Fedaian (Minority)
  Supports a socialist and democratic Iran. Site includes news articles, statements, party platform and history.

• Organization of Iranian People’s Fedayee Guerrillas
  Marxist organization dedicated to the overthrow of the Islamic Republic regime. Member group of the National Council of Resistance of Iran.

• Union of People’s Fedaian of Iran
  Communist organization that publishes the monthly magazine, Iran Today.

• Worker Communist Party of Iran – Hezbe Komuniste Karegarie Iran
  Exiled Iranian marxist party committed to a social revolution of the working class.

• Workers Left Unity Iran
  An alliance of leftist groups. Publishes monthly news bulletin.

Iran Politics Personalities

• Hoveyda, Amir Abbas
  Prime Minister of Iran (1965-1979). Biography, photos, and film clips. Written by his brother Fereydoun Hoveyda.

• Institute for the Compilation and Publication of Imam Khomeini’s Works
  Lists publications that have been translated into several languages. Some English translations of Khomeini’s works are downloadable.
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• Pahlavi, Farah
  Site describes the Pahlavi family history. Includes photos, audio and video.

• Pahlavi, Farah
  Site describes the Pahlavi family history. Includes photos, audio and video.

• Pahlavi, Reza
  Heir to the throne of Iran. Biography , interviews, and speeches.

• Rajavi, Maryam
  Elected by the National Council of Resistance as President of Iran for the period between the current regime’s overthrow and the democratic election of a new president. Biography, policies, speeches and interviews.

• Zahedi, Ardeshir
  Former Iranian ambassador and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Site contains biography photos and an article about the CIA and Iran.

Iran Politics Research Centers

• Center for Iranian Research and Analysis
  Publishes the Journal of Iranian Research and Analysis. (U.S. based)

• Iranian Left Oral History Project
  Lists Iranian leftist political parties and the narrators who have participated in the project.

• The Foundation for Iranian Studies
  Research institution dedicated to the study of economic, social, political, and cultural change in twentieth century Iran. Site includes an index for the Oral History Program, a record of interviews with Iranian statesmen, diplomats, scholars, officials, artists, literary figures, and newspaper editors.