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
Know your enemy
14 Jan 2010
Tony Greenstein looks at the obstacles placed in the way of the pro-Gaza mobilisations by Egypt and Hamas
Theocracy threatens bloodbath as mass movement grows
07 Jan 2010
Iranian workers are one the offensive, reports Chris Strafford
The underwear bomber and detonating Yemen
07 Jan 2010
With Yemen the latest target, Eddie Ford looks at the bankruptcy of the 'war on terror'
A nail in the Zionist coffin
17 Dec 2009
Tony Greenstein reviews Shlomo Sand's The invention of the Jewish people Verso, 2009, pp313, £18.99
Fighting over the corpse
17 Dec 2009
As the two wings of the regime continue to squabble, write Chris Strafford and Yassamine Mather, the opposition movement grows in radicalism and confidence
Common struggle required
17 Dec 2009
The year is coming to an end amid great uncertainty, reports Esen Uslu
Statement by Iran Khodro car workers
10 Dec 2009
Issued December 6, the day before the clashes
Green and red solidarity
10 Dec 2009
Ben Lewis reports on the green movement protest outside the Iranian embassy in London and the positive reception Hopi received
Entire regime is the target
10 Dec 2009
Opposition in Iran is no longer directed at supporting one section of the theocracy against the other. The days of the regime are numbered, say Yassamine Mather and Chris Strafford
Ahmadinejad’s possible role in savage beatings
03 Dec 2009
The Mail on Sunday (November 29) published a photograph purportedly showing Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the regimes London consulate in April 1984. Comrades from the Fedayeen (Minority), who had forced their way into the building, were imprisoned and severely beaten by Iranian staff. Yassamine Mather was a member of the Fedayeen (Minority) at the time and spoke to the Weekly Worker about the incident
Solidarity with workers key priority after June election
03 Dec 2009
Chris Strafford reports on the annual general meeting of Hands Off the People of Iran
Hopi: fight on two fronts
26 Nov 2009
Ben Lewis makes a call to truly champion the cause of the Iranian masses
Workers organise against regime
19 Nov 2009
More than 300 workers in the Abadan oil refinery gathered on Thursday November 12 to protest against non-payment of wages and bonuses, saying they had not been paid for more than three months. Yassamine Mather reports
Regime’s most persistent opposition
12 Nov 2009
Ali Pichgah is a veteran of the Iranian oil strikes of 1979-81, when he was a representative of the Tehran refinery workers shora (council) on the National Shora of Oil Workers. He spoke to Yassamine Mather about the current situation in Iran
Workers gain new courage
12 Nov 2009
Iranian demonstrations have given a real boost to working class opponents of the regime, writes Yassamine Mather