The Omid Iranian Foundation () is an Iranian

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, established in 2009. It is officially a

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focusing on

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and

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s. However, some analysts believe it is strategically functioning as a "

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" as it has branches nationwide. The head of this foundation, Mohammad Reza Aref, has stressed the organization's goals are not political, and contends it should remain a

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for executive officials. Others have noted the foundation's possible political activity after 2017.

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