Iran , 1940s forward

 

Occupation: Britain , USSR , US, 1941-1946

 

Tudeh Party

 

Mohammed Mossadegh (Mossadeq)

 

Oil nationalization, 50/50 deal, AIOC

 

Mohammed Reza Shah (Pahlavi), r. 1944-1979

 

White Revolution

 

Ayatollah Khomeini

 

 

Political Movements

 

Socialist and Communist:

 

Baath Party (Aflaq and Antun): Arab nationalism and socialism

 

Nasser: Arab socialism ( Egypt )

 

Tudeh ( Iran )

 

PKK ( Turkey ), KDP ( Iran ), PUK ( Iraq and transborder)

 

Communist Parties ( Syria , Iraq , Palestinian)

 

DLFP (Democratic Front for Liberation of Palestine )

 

PLFP (Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine )

 

Nationalist:

Palestine Liberation Organization (umbrella organization, included Fatah, DLFP, PLFP and others)

 

Islamist:

Fedayeen ( Iran , Kashani)

 

Muslim Brotherhood:  Hassan al-Banna; Sayyid Qutb