Tudeh Party in Khuzestan in 1941-1948

Reaching the flames of WWII to Iran and Reza Shah’s departure brought an open political space to Iran. This space and the lack of strict control by the young Shah made it possible for the political parties to grow with different orientations. Among them was the Tudeh Party which established branches in different districts. The great oil wells and the affiliated industries in Khuzestan changed this province to a labor inhabited one and thus it was a good place for the development of Tudeh Party activities. In 1940s the hardships that the workers had to tolerate, the British attempts, and social conditions in Khuzestan paved the way for the activities of Tudeh Party. This research tries to show a part of this dominant atmosphere in Khuzestan and Tudeh Party activities in this province between 1941 and 1948 based on the existing documents.