Examining the positions of Iran's Nation Party and Apadana newspaper in the field of foreign and domestic politics during the nationalization movement of the oil industry

The main problem of this research is to examine and analyze the positions and ideology of the Iranian People's Party based on pan-Iranism in the field of foreign and domestic politics from its establishment to the coup d'état on August 28, 1332. This article has been reviewed with a descriptive-analytical approach based on archival documents and historical sources. After the allied attack on Iran in Shahrivar 1320 and the fall of Reza Shah and the emergence of a relatively open political space, political parties emerged.

The Nationalist Party of Iran created its intellectual principles based on nationalism, and they believed that any kind of policy and action should be in the direction of national interests. They believed that the main goal of the government should be the unification of all Iranian peoples and the recovery of the lost parts of the country. be One of the main demands of the party was the recapture of Bahrain from England and the non-recognition of countries such as Pakistan and Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic. Therefore, they chose the slogan "Plateau of Iran under one flag". The solution of the Iranian People's Party in the field of domestic and foreign policy to overcome the existing crises was to nationalize industries, achieve economic self-sufficiency and cut off dependence on major foreign powers. The positions of Apadana newspaper, as the official organ of the Iranian Nation Party, express the opinions of this party.