ENG - The Association of Combatant Clerics (Persian: مجمع روحانیون مبارز; majma'-e rowhāniyūn-e mobārez), also translated as the Assembly of Combatant Clerics, is a pro-reform Iranian political party, established March 16, 1988. It is not to be confused with the Combatant Clergy Association (Persian: جامعه روحانیت مبارز) which is a conservative political party.
Tensions within Iran's Islamic Republic Party led to its dissolution in 1987. The Combatant Clerics League was part of the left-wing view favoring a focus "on exporting the revolution and calling for the state's monopoly over the economy."
After the resignation of Mehdi Karroubi from the post of secretary general, the party had no secretary general until late August 2005, when Mohammad ...
TEHRAN, Aug. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has been elected as the new head of a leading reformist party, the official IRNA news agency reported on Monday. IRNA quoted Ali Abtahi, member of the Central Council of the Association of Combatant Clerics, as saying that the decision was made during an extraordinary session of the party's Central Council on Sunday. "The efforts of Mohammad Khatami during his two terms of presidency were appreciated by members of the Central Council," Abtahi said. Abtahi said the delegates of the meeting also lauded selfless ...
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