The Islamic Republican Party (حزب جمهوری اسلامی or IRP) was a
political party , formed in mid-1979 to assist the Iranian
Revolution and Ayatollah Khomeini establish theocracy in Iran.
It was disbanded in May 1987 after its objectives had been
achieved. Founders and characteristics The party was formed by
Mohammad Javad Bahonar , Mohammad Beheshti , Akbar Hashemi
Rafsanjani , Ali Khamenei , and Abdolkarim Mousavi-Ardabili
close to Khomeini in order to mobilize popular support for the
Islamic Republic The party has been said to be distinguished by
"its strong clerical component, its loyalty to Khomeini, its
strong animosity to the liberal political movements, and its
tendency to support the revolutionary organizations," such as
the komiteh. Policies it supported included the state takeover
of large capital enterprises, the establishment of an Islamic
cultural and university system, and programs to assist the poor.
Bakhash, Reign of the Ayatollahs , (1984), p.67 These
revolutionary ayatollahs originally used the