Development and Justice Party

{{Infobox political party

| name = Development and Justice Party

| logo =

| colorcode = Brown

| secretary_general = Mehdi Vakilpour

| leader1_title =

| leader2_title = Deputy General Secretary

| leader2_name = Hossein Dadkhah

| leader3_title = Head of Council

| leader3_name = Abdolhossein Rouhalamini

| foundation = {{Start date and age|2007|12}}{{citation|url=https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/irans-parliamentary-elections-and-the-revolutionary-guards-creeping-coup-detat|title=Iran's Parliamentary Elections and the Revolutionary Guards' Creeping Coup d'Etat|work=AEI Middle Eastern Outlook|via=AEI Critical Threats Project|date=21 February 2008|access-date=8 June 2017|author=Ali Alfoneh}}

| ideology = Conservatism

| headquarters =

| national = {{nowrap|Resistance Front of Islamic Iran}}

| religion = Islam

| seats1_title = Parliament

| seats1 =

| website =

| country = Iran

}}

Development and Justice Party of Islamic Iran or Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party ({{langx|fa|حزب توسعه و عدالت ایران اسلامی}}) is a conservative{{citation|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/tehranbureau/2009/05/the-candidates.html|title=The Candidates|work=Al-Monitor|date=5 May 2009|access-date=8 June 2017|author=Muhammad Sahimi}} It is a right-wing political party in Iran, with a claimed goal of "increasing public participation in politics".

Mohsen Rezai is the man behind the party, which consists mainly of Revolutionary Guard commanders who served in the Iran-Iraq War. His brother Omidvar Rezai is said to have a leading role in the party. Other senior members include Abdolhossein Rouhalamini{{citation|title=Former Judge Sheds New Light On Kahrizak Scandal|url=https://en.radiofarda.com/a/former-judge-on-kahrizak-torture-deaths/28798135.html|work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty|date=16 October 2017|access-date=31 October 2017}} and Reza Talaei-Nik (both former Secretaries-General), Kamal Daneshyar and Amir-Ali Amiri.{{citation|author=Tom Landford|year=2015|title=Political Handbook of the World 2015|publisher=CQ Press|isbn=9781483371559|entry=Islamic Iran Development and Justice Party (IIDJP)|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/politicalhandboo0000unse_f0m6}} The party backed Mohsen Rezai for president in 2009 and 2013.

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