Islamic Nations Party or Party of Islamic Nations () was an Islamic leftist armed group with

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system short-lived during 1960s. It was initially a

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active against

Pahlavi dynasty The Pahlavi dynasty () is an List of monarchs of Iran, Iranian royal dynasty that was the Pahlavi Iran, last to rule Iran before the country's monarchy was abolished by the Iranian Revolution in 1979. It was founded in 1925 by Reza Shah, Reza S ...

in late 1950s. It consisted of middle-class youth, mostly highschool teachers and university students. The organization was reportedly involved in 1963 events and 1965 assassination of Hassan Ali Mansur. However, it is alleged that opening fire on

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before arrest of leading members was its "sole standoff". After a visit to Iraq, leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi brought two firearms for the planned

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and kidnapping. A rank-and-file member was arrested accidentally and led security forces to a 140-men list of the members. A cache of arms belonging to the party was also discovered in the hills of north Tehran. 55 members of the group were arrested in 1965 and received long-term confinements in 1966 by military tribunal. Four members were executed and death sentence of the leader Mousavi-Bojnourdi reduced to life in prison. A number of

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commanders including Javad Mansouri, Abbas Zamani and

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were members of the group.

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