The Glorious Frontiers Party (, taken from the first line of ''
Ey Iran
"" ( 'O Iran') is an Iranian patriotic song serving as the country's ''de facto'' national anthem. The music was composed by Ruhollah Khaleqi, and the lyrics were written by Hossein Gol-e-Golab.''Ey Irân'' Ey Irân Video by Daryâ Dâdvar 2 ...
'' anthem) is an Iranian nationalist political party exiled in the United States. The party is banned in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
.
According to
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a media organization broadcasting news and analyses in 27 languages to 23 countries across Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Headquartered in Prague since 1995, RFE/RL ...
, "''Marz-e Por-Gohar'' was established in
Tehran
Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
by a group of nationalist secular writers and journalists in 1998, but now some of them live in Los Angeles".
Roozbeh Farahanipour
Roozbeh Farahanipour (Persian: روزبه فراهانی پور; born July 16, 1971, in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian-born American ( Iranian-American ) political activist, writer, and entrepreneur. He is the founder and current leader of the Marz- ...
, the party's leader and twelve other members were arrested in