Motherland Party,[1] National Party[3] or Patriotic Party[4] (Persian: حزب میهن, romanized: Ḥezb-e Mihan) was a party in Iran during 1940s.[1] It was a small organization of intellectuals[4] and a triumvirate of three parties called Peykār (transl. Battle) Esteqlāl (transl. Independence) and Mihanparastān (transl. Patriots).[2]
The party enjoyed influence in western parts of Iran due to its leader, Karim Sanjabi,[1] who came from a Kurdish tribal nobility background.[5]
The central leadership of the Motherland Party voted to merge it with the Iran Party[4] because of the common objectives and the approach of resistance adopted by both parties. As a result, the latter succeeded the branches and offices of the party in various cities.[1] They later became part of the National Front.[3]