Communist Party of Iran

Communist Party of Iran
حزب کمونیست ایران
AbbreviationCPI
LeadershipCentral committee
FounderAbdulla Mohtadi
Mansoor Hekmat
Founded2 September 1983 (1983-09-02)
in Iranian Kurdistan
Merger of
NewspaperJahān-e Emrūz (World Today)
Kurdish organizationKomala (CPI)
Armed wingPeshmerga Forces
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationCooperation Council of Left and Communist Parties
Slogan"Workers of all countries, unite!"
Website
www.cpiran.org

The Communist Party of Iran (CPI; Persian: حزب کمونیست ایران) is an Iranian communist party founded on 2 September 1983. It has an armed wing and its membership is predominantly Kurdish.[1] The CPI is active throughout the industrialized areas of Iran.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Alaolmolki, Nozar (1987). "The New Iranian Left". Middle East Journal. 41 (2): 218–233. JSTOR 4327537.
  2. ^ van Bruinessen, Martin (1986). "The Kurds between Iran and Iraq". MERIP Middle East Report (141): 14–27. doi:10.2307/3011925. ISSN 0888-0328. JSTOR 3011925.