The Party of the National Will or National Will Party ( fa, حزب اراده ملی, Ḥezb-e Erāda-ye Mellī), formerly named Vatan Party ( fa, حزب وطن, Ḥezb-e Waṭan, lit=Fatherland or Homeland) and Halqa Party ( fa, حزب حلقه, Ḥezb-e Ḥalqa, lit=ring, circle, link), was an

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political party in

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, led by

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. The party played an important role in anti-communist activities, specifically against

Tudeh Party of Iran The Tudeh Party of Iran ( fa-at, حزب تودۀ ایران, Ḥezb-e Tūde-ye Īrān, lit=Party of the Masses of Iran) is an Iranian communist party. Formed in 1941, with Soleiman Mirza Eskandari as its head, it had considerable influence in i ...

, and was rival to other leftists and civic nationalists who later emerged as the National Front. Widely regarded as dedicated to promote British influence in Iran, it enjoyed support from Embassy of the United Kingdom and British agents such as

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. After the British indecisive policy as a result of the Labour Party victory in the 1945 elections, the party was demoralized and went on hiatus in February 1946 when its key members were arrested by Prime Minister

Ahmad Qavam Ahmad Qavam (2 January 1873 – 23 July 1955; fa, احمد قوام), also known as Qavam os-Saltaneh ( fa, قوام السلطنه), was a politician who served as Prime Minister of Iran five times. Early life Qavam was born in 1873 to a p ...

. The party returned in September 1951 to oppose

Mohammad Mosaddegh Mohammad Mosaddegh ( fa, محمد مصدق, ; 16 June 1882 – 5 March 1967) was an Iranian politician, author, and lawyer who served as the 35th Prime Minister of Iran from 1951 to 1953, after appointment by the 16th Majlis. He was a member of ...

and the nationalization of the Iran oil industry movement, but collapsed after two months.

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