[1] The CPI also rejects the policies of the Tudeh Party of Iran from the late 1950s and onward, citing a particular grievance with Tudeh giving support to the Shahs of Iran and Ayatollah Khomeini's regime.

CPI also emphasizes that the Soviet Union was not a socialist government after the death of Stalin.

[citation needed] The CPI currently advocates for increased civil, political, and social rights in Iran, as well as improved labour laws and protections for workers.

[5] The party has representations in Germany (Köln and Frankfurt), Finland, Sweden (Göteborg and Stockholm), Norway, Denmark (Copenhagen), the United Kingdom (London), Australia, and Canada (Toronto).

[6] Unlike most other communist parties, the CPI is not organised on the basis of democratic centralism.