title: The Impact of Iran’s Political Developments on the Formation and Dissolution of the National Resistance Movement
abstract: Following the August 19, 1953 coup d’état and the fall of Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh’s national government, Iran's political sphere entered a period marked by intense repression and severe restrictions on party activity and nationalist movements. With the shutdown of the National Front of Iran and the establishment of SAVAK, the space for political engagement drastically shrank, and nationalist parties were effectively stripped of the ability to participate publicly. Under these circumstances, some 