Imperialism & War > Middle East
None of the above
07 Jun 2012
Calling on Egyptians to vote for the Muslim Brotherhood is insane, argues Paul Demarty
No to war, no to the regime
16 Jan 2020
Yassamine Mather analyses the continuing US-Iran conflict. This article is based on her talk to the January 12 meeting of Hands Off the People of Iran.
Fight on two fronts
16 Jan 2020
Trump’s reckless drone assassination was a godsend for the reactionary theocratic regime in Tehran
A godsend for the regime
09 Jan 2020
Yassamine Mather assesses the situation in the Middle East following the US assassination of Qassem Soleimani and Iran’s missile revenge gesture
Nice British bobby
12 Dec 2019
Yassamine Mather compares Radio Farda’s reporting of Iran with its touching depiction of Britain.
Regime faces new crisis
23 Nov 2019
Tehran has blocked the internet in a desperate attempt to suppress protests, reports Yassamine Mather.
Two impossibilities
22 Nov 2019
Neither a one-state solution nor a two-state solution is feasible, argues Moshé Machover. This article is based on his talk at Communist University.
Bloodstained sliver of sand
15 Nov 2019
Everyone can see that Erdoğan’s military adventure has added to the chaos in Syria. But should the left in Turkey tail the Kurdish movement? Esen Uslu gives his opinion.
Met with maximum force
15 Nov 2019
Yassamine Mather discusses the popular revolts against corruption, sectarianism and Iranian influence.
Wider transformation
15 Nov 2019
What is the way ahead for the resistance? Lorna Anderson concludes her report-back on a recent visit to Palestine.
Given up on liberation
10 Nov 2019
Many militants are coming round to the view that, as well as the enemy being the Israeli occupation forces, there is an enemy within too. Lorna Anderson reports.
Second Arab spring?
09 Nov 2019
As demonstrators once again take to the streets, Yassamine Mather looks at the issues involved.
Good man fallen among imperialists?
17 Oct 2019
Chris Gray recalls the contradictory elements in the politics pursued by Lawrence of Arabia.
Erdoğan gets green light
10 Oct 2019
Despite Trump’s objections, writes Esen Uslu, Turkey has been set strict limits on its intervention in Syria.
West’s blood-splattered ally
03 Oct 2019
Despite millions of dollars spent and support from the US, Riyadh is hardly getting things all its own way, writes Yassamine Mather.
Accusations and threats
20 Sep 2019
A US attack on Iran is once again a real possibility, warns Yassamine Mather.