Azadegan Organization

The Azadegan Organization was an Iranian monarchist organisation that sought to restore the Pahlavi dynasty following the 1979 Iranian Revolution. The group, founded by General Bahram Aryana, was described as the most prominent of the "fundamentalist monarchist" groups following the Revolution.

Hijack of the ''Tabarzin''

The Tabarzin was seized during its maiden voyage from Cherbourg to Iran on 13 August 1981. Approximately fifteen armed operatives, disguised as tourists and operating from a rented tugboat named Salazon, boarded the vessel within Spanish territorial waters. Responsibility for the hijacking was later claimed by the Azadegan Organization, who said that the operation had been conducted without the use of force and declared their intention to repurpose the ship as a "fighting unit" in opposition to the Iranian government.