Unlike Jahansuz, Monshizadeh was a highly educated, articulate ideologue. He brought a scholarly veneer to SOMKA’s fascist roots. Under his leadership, SOMKA became more structured and began expanding its reach. Monshizadeh aimed to fuse Hitlerian National Socialism with Iranian nationalism, creating a unique brand of fascism centered on Persian identity and anti-communism.
The party set up headquarters in Tehran and formed branches in Tabriz, Ahvaz, and other cities. Its recruitment focused on students, veterans, and disgruntled nationalists, many of whom felt alienated by the political dominance of the Pahlavi regime and the growing influence of the Tudeh Party—Iran’s main communist organization.
Ideology and Symbolism
SOMKA’s ideology was a hybrid of Nazism, Iranian nationalism, and anti-communism. It shared core Nazi tenets such as racial superiority (in this case, the Aryan/Persian race), nationalism, anti-Semitism (to a degree), and a desire for a totalitarian regime. However, it diverged from classical Nazism by tailoring these beliefs to Iranian history and identity.