Iran-e Bastan. 1936-1937.

Iran-e Bastan also known as Nameh-ye Iran Bastan,Wwas a Persian language weekly political and news magazine which was published in Tehran, Iran, in the period 1933-1937. The publication is known for its pro-Nazi and anti-imperialist political stance.
Iran-e Bastan was first published on 21 January 1933 and edited by a Nazi sympathiser Persian journalist Abdulrahman Saif Azad who was also the founder and license holder of the magazine. The magazine was published in Tehran on a weekly basis.It enjoyed significant financial support from Persians during its early years. Germans also sponsored Iran-e Bastan. It is also reported the that the magazine was directly published by the Nazi Ministry of Propaganda and that the real editor was a member of the Nazi Party, Major von Vibran.
Iran-e Bastan featured news and frequently published articles praising the ancient civilizations of Persia which were used to support anti-imperialism.The magazine also covered news about the achievements of Nazi Germany in the fields of science and technology. Due to its increasing pro-Nazi stance the magazine lost the financial support from Persians. Iran-e Bastan folded in 1937 when Abdulrahman Saif Azad left Iran for Europe.Following World War II he returned to Iran and restarted Iran-e Bastan in 1947, but he could not manage to continue its publication