United Republicans of Iran
{{Infobox political party
| name = United Republicans of Iran
| native_name = اتحاد جمهوریخواهان ایران
| native_name_lang = fa
| logo =
| colorcode =
| leader =
| spokesperson = Hassan Shariatmadari
| foundation = {{Start date and age|2004}}
| ideology = Democratic socialism
Liberal socialism
Progressivism
Republicanism
Secularism
Social democracy{{cite book|last=Tamadonfar|first=Mehran|year=2015|title=Islamic Law and Governance in Contemporary Iran: Transcending Islam for Social, Economic, and Political Order|isbn=9781498507578|publisher=Lexington Books|pages=158}}
| position = Left-wing to Centre-left
| national = Solidarity for a Secular Democratic Republic in Iran
| international = Socialist International
Humanists International
Progressive Alliance
| headquarters = Berlin, Germany
| website = {{url|jomhouri.com}}
| country = Iran
| flag = Civil flag of Iran (1964–1980).svg
}}
The Union of Iranian Republicans or United Republicans of Iran ({{langx|fa|اتحاد جمهوریخواهان ایران|Etteḥād-e Jomhuri-ḵˇāhān-e Iran}}) is a secular political organization founded in 2004 by Iranian leftist activists in exile.{{cite book|last1=Vahabzadeh|first1=Peyman|title=Guerrilla Odyssey: Modernization, Secularism, Democracy, and the Fadai Period of National Liberation In Iran, 1971–1979|date=2010|publisher=Syracuse University Press|page=76|isbn=9780815651475}} They are classified as part of the democratic republican opposition groups, whose members are not exclusively made up of former Marxists, but substantial numbers of them are.{{cite book|last=Kazemzadeh|first=Masoud|editor-first1=Mehran|editor-last1=Kamrava|editor-first2=Manochehr|editor-last2= Dorraj|entry=Opposition groups|year=2008|title=Iran Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Islamic Republic|volume=2|isbn=978-0-313-34161-8|publisher=Greenwood Press|pages=364}}
In 2011, 'Organization of Iranian Republicans' split from this organization.{{cite encyclopedia|title =MASHAYEKHI, MEHRDAD|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Iranica|date=28 January 2016|publisher=Bibliotheca Persica Press|location=New York City|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mashayekhi-mehrdad|edition=Online|last1= Boroujerdi|first1=Mehrzad|access-date=15 March 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.jomhouri.com Official Website]
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{{Iranian exiled parties}}
Category:Banned political parties in Iran
Category:Republicanism in Iran
Category:Political parties established in 2004
Category:2004 establishments in Germany