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Front of Islamic Revolution Stability

Iranian political party

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJul 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ5505887 ↗
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The Front of Islamic Revolution Stability, also known as the Paydari Front, is an Iranian principlist political group led by Sadegh Mahsouli as secretary-general since 2021.

The group was established as an electoral list for the 2012 legislative election. Mahdi Mirbaqiri is said to be the "spiritual leader" behind the group, while Mojtaba Khamenei has been reported to be the patron of the group. Rajanews is its online mouthpiece.

History

The predecessor of the party was the Coalition of the Pleasant Scent of Servitude. The Front of Islamic Revolution Stability was founded on 28 July 2011. It was established as an electoral list for the 2012 legislative election

In 2013, the front supported Saeed Jalili for president after Kamran Bagheri Lankarani's withdrawal, and it released electoral lists for local elections in several cities, with a landslide victory in Mashhad City Council.

In recent years, the group has been influential in passing new laws, such as chastity laws, and in attempts to reinstate the mandatory hijab, which had seen a de facto suspension following widespread protests in 2022.

Description and people

The Persian name Jebhe-ye pāydārī-ye enqelāb-e eslāmī is variously translated as Front of Islamic Revolution Stability, Persevering Front, Endurance Front, Steadfast Front and Paydari Front.

The group's slogan is "Rationality, Spirituality, Justice".

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