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| Founding leader | Seyed Mohammad Hosseini |
| Dates of operation | 2017–present |
| Headquarters | California, United States |
| Active regions | Iran |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Designated as a terrorist group by |  Iran |
| Website | voiceofrestart |
Restart (Persian: ریاستارت) is an Iranian right-wing opposition group based in California, United States. Led by Seyed Mohammad Hosseini, the group and its leader are well-known for organizing arson and vandalism, as well as advocating conspiracy theories.[1][2][3] Over the past few years the group has been trying to blame religious minorities, especially Baha'is and Zoroastrians and to some extent Jews, for the misfortunes of Iran and thus whitewash the Iranian Islamic regime.[4] There is a possibility that this group is managed and directed by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.[5]
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