Azure Party

Azure Party
FounderḤabib-Allāh Nowbaḵt
Founded1942
Dissolved1953
IdeologyFascism
Nazism
Political positionFar-right
Colors  Black

The Azure Party (Persian: حزب کبود, romanized: Hezb-e kabud), nicknamed the Iranian Nazi Party[1] and the Black Shirts[2] (Persian: سیاه‌پوشان, romanized: Siahpushan), was a fascist party in Iran[3] with Germanophile and pro-Nazi Germany tendencies.[4]

Founded by Ḥabib-Allāh Nowbaḵt, Fazlollah Zahedi, and Shams Qanatabadi were among the figures reportedly affiliated with the party.[5]

  1. ^ Houman Sarshar, ed. (2002). Esther's Children: A Portrait of Iranian Jews. Jewish Publication Society of America. p. 444. ISBN 978-0-8276-0751-4.
  2. ^ Iran Almanac and Book of Facts, Echo of Iran, 1966, p. 829
  3. ^ Haddad Adel, Gholamali; Elmi, Mohammad Jafar; Taromi-Rad, Hassan (31 August 2012). Political Parties: Selected Entries from Encyclopaedia of the World of Islam. EWI Press. p. 11. ISBN 9781908433022.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Adrian (2014). Nazi Secret Warfare in Occupied Persia (Iran): The Failure of the German Intelligence Services, 1939–45. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 112. ISBN 9781137427892.
  5. ^ Rahnema, Ali (24 April 2012) [15 December 2011]. "KĀŠĀNI, SAYYED ABU'L-QĀSEM". In Yarshater, Ehsan (ed.). Encyclopædia Iranica. Fasc. 6. Vol. XV (Online ed.). New York City: Bibliotheca Persica Press. pp. 640–647.