Aria Party ( fa, حزب آریا, Ḥezb-e Āryā, lit=Aryan Party; also spelled Arya and Ariya) was a monarchist and nationalist political party in

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known for its pro-

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policy and staunch anti-Communist tendency. It was alleged to have been financed by the Imperial State. Along with other small right-wing parties such as

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, it blamed all the social ills of Iranian society on the

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. General Hasan Arfa was the leader of the party. The party had an active military wing, an entourage of

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officers, led by Deyhami. However the real mastermind behind it was Hassan Akhavi, who organized events culminating in the

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. Hossein Manouchehri, Aminzadeh, Yahyayi and Mahmoud Eram were among the distinguished members. Members of the party wore gray shirts and caps and mimicked German

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appearance. Overall, the party had

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tendencies.

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