Communist Party of Iran

Communist Party of Iran
حزب کمونیست ایران
AbbreviationCPI
LeadershipCentral committee
FounderAbdulla Mohtadi
Mansoor Hekmat
Founded2 September 1983 (1983-09-02)
in Iranian Kurdistan
Merger of
NewspaperJahān-e Emrūz (World Today)
Kurdish organizationKomala (CPI)
Armed wingPeshmerga Forces
Ideology
Political positionFar-left
National affiliationCooperation Council of Left and Communist Parties
Slogan"Workers of all countries, unite!"
Website
www.cpiran.org

The Communist Party of Iran (CPI; Persian: حزب کمونیست ایران) is an Iranian communist party founded on 2 September 1983. It has an armed wing and its membership is predominantly Kurdish. The CPI is active throughout the industrialized areas of Iran.

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