Communist Party of Iran

For other uses, see Communist Party of Iran (disambiguation).

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
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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.