Combatant Clergy Association
Combatant Clergy Association جامعه روحانیت مبارز | |
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| General Secretary | Mostafa Pourmohammadi |
| Spokesperson | Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghaddam |
| Founded | 6 November 1977 (48 years, 132 days) |
| Headquarters | Tehran, Iran |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Parliament | 13 / 290 |
| Assembly of Experts | 6 / 88 |
| Expediency Discernment Council | 2 / 48 |
| Website | |
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The Combatant Clergy Association (Persian: جامعه روحانیت مبارز, romanized: Jâme'e-ye Ruhâniat-e Mobârez) is a politically active group in Iran, but not a political party in the traditional sense.
It has never been registered as a political party; however, it acts as a fragmented caucus and has actively operated in the electoral arena, competing for votes. Thus, it is considered an elite party and can be classified as a political party according to the minimalist definition by Angelo Panebianco. The traditional conservative clerical association was the majority party in the fourth and fifth parliaments after the Islamic revolution.
The organization has great influence over non-elective institutions such as the judicial system, the Guardian Council and Revolutionary Guard Corps.