Azure Party
Defunct fascist pro-Nazi party in Iran
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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]
Azure Party | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ḥabib-Allāh Nowbaḵt |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Dissolved | 1953 |
| Ideology | Fascism Nazism |
| Political position | Far-right |
| Colors | Black |
Founded by Ḥabib-Allāh Nowbaḵt, Fazlollah Zahedi, and Shams Qanatabadi were among the figures reportedly affiliated with the party.[5]
