Laborers' Party of Iran
Political party in Iran
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The Laborers' Party of Iran[1][a] (Persian: حزب رنجبران ایران, romanized: Ḥezb-e ranjbarān-e Īrān, lit. 'Party of the Toilers of Iran'), or simply Ranjbaran (Persian: رنجبران, romanized: Ranjbarān, lit. 'Toilers, Proletariat')[3] is an Iranian Maoist political party in exile.[1]
Laborers' Party of Iran حزب رنجبران ایران | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 26 December 1979[1] |
| Merger of | 9 Marxist groups[1] |
| Split from | Tudeh Party of Iran[2] |
| Headquarters | |
| Newspaper | Ranjbar[1] |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Far-left |
| International affiliation | ICMLPO (defunct) ICOR |
| Slogan | Not America, Not Russia, an independent and self-reliant Iran[2] |
An advocate of the Three Worlds Theory, the party supported Abolhassan Banisadr and was banned in 1981.[1]
