Iran
Iran, imperialism, and the “left”
By Alex Lantier, July 7, 2009
Recent developments have further confirmed the bourgeois and politically-reactionary character of the Iranian protest movement organized by supporters of defeated reformist presidential candidate Mirh...
The “left” and the US military offensive in Afghanistan
By Joe Kishore, July 6, 2009
As the Obama administration carries out a massive military offensive in Afghanistan’s southern region, the US “left” has fallen in line.
The Mousavi campaign in Iran and the lessons of past “color revolutions”
By Niall Green, July 4, 2009
The political movement of defeated Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi, named the “Green Wave” due to its campaign color, has striking parallels with the US-backed “color revoluti...
Denials of US interference in Iran not credible
By Peter Symonds, June 29, 2009
The Obama administration has responded to Iranian allegations of manipulating opposition protests inside the country with flat denials. However, there is considerable evidence of extensive US operatio...
Iran, the media and the World Socialist Web Site
By Joe Kishore, June 26, 2009
The various TV commentators and print reporters—to say nothing of the newspaper columnists—have become open partisans of the oppositional candidate in Iran, who happens to be the candidate favored...
International issues in the Iranian crisis
By David North and Alex Lantier, June 25, 2009
President Obama’s declaration, in his June 23 press conference, that he was “appalled and outraged” by the Iranian government’s reaction to protests over Iran’s presidential election results...
The tasks of the Iranian working class
By Peter Symonds, June 24, 2009
The various petty-bourgeois left tendencies in Europe and the United States have responded to the crisis in Iran by lining up behind their own governments in backing defeated presidential candidate Mo...
The propaganda war against Iran
By Bill Van Auken, June 24, 2009
The US media, including its supposedly “left” representatives, is continuing a concerted propaganda campaign against Iran over allegations that the June 12 presidential election was rigged.
Iran: Protests wane as conflict within regime continues
By Bill Van Auken, June 23, 2009
Even as mass street demonstrations have dissipated in the face of police repression, Iran’s ruling political establishment remains internally divided.
Besancenot and the NPA support Sarkozy’s policy on Iran elections
By Peter Schwarz, June 23, 2009
The position of the French New Anti-Capitalist Party (NPA) on the situation in Iran is fully in line with that of the French government and the established parties of French imperialism.
For a socialist, not a “color” revolution in Iran
By Peter Symonds, June 22, 2009
The establishment of genuine democratic rights is impossible outside the fight for socialism against all factions of the ruling elite. Any attempt to sidestep the difficult task of constructing the ne...
Iran’s supreme leader sets stage for confrontation
By Peter Symonds, June 20, 2009
With an uncompromising speech at Friday’s prayers, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has set the stage for a potentially bloody confrontation with opposition leaders demanding a re-ru...
