Despite the fact that Tudeh deputies in the Majles had previously vigorously demanded the nationalization of the whole petroleum industry, the Tudeh party supported granting the Soviet petroleum industry in Iran its wishes on grounds of "socialist solidarity", "internationalism," and "anti-imperialism."
Trots det faktum att Tudehs representanter i Majles tidigare krävt nationalisering av hela oljeindustrin gav Tudehpartiet nu sitt stöd till de sovjetiska anspråken på iranska oljetillgångar vilket motiverades med "socialistisk solidaritet", "internationalism" och "anti-imperialism" .