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WSWS : News & Analysis : Middle East
 
Iran

     

6 August 2008
US calls for tougher sanctions on Iran

23 July 2008
Bush administration ratchets up diplomatic pressure on Iran

18 July 2008
US sends senior diplomat to nuclear talks with Iran

14 July 2008
An interview with an Iranian student activist

12 July 2008
Reactions to Iranian missile tests underscore danger of war

5 July 2008
Bush reaffirms "all options on the table" over Iran

28 June 2008
More signs of Israeli-US preparations for attacking Iran

24 June 2008
War threats against Iran overshadow US elections

20 June 2008
More talk of war as Iran delays response to demand it end uranium enrichment

Israeli attack on Iran: "not a matter of if, but when"

11 June 2008
On "farewell tour" of Europe: Bush steps up threats against Iran

5 June 2008
More US, Israeli threats against Iran

29 May 2008
Bush administration uses IAEA report to make new demands and threats to Iran

Iran: Inflation, privatization intensify working class struggles

26 May 2008
Israel and Syria announce negotiations amid ongoing US-Israeli threats to Iran

21 May 2008
Israeli press reports US pledge of war on Iran--is Bush preparing an October Surprise?

9 May 2008

1 May 2008
A barrage of US threats against Iran

24 April 2008
Hillary Clinton threatens to "obliterate" Iran

22 April 2008
British government lied about 2007 Persian Gulf naval incident

9 April 2008
Israeli minister threatens "destruction of the Iranian nation"

7 April 2008
US congressional hearings on Iraq foreshadow aggressive stance against Iran

26 March 2008
Cheney's tour of Middle East raises tensions with Iran

21 March 2008
Cheney's "peace" trip to Middle East prepares new wars

18 March 2008
Outcome of Iranian election points to simmering popular discontent

15 March 2008
Iran, Pakistan to hold pricing talks on gas pipeline

14 March 2008
Iranians vote amid concern about US aggression and falling living standards

Sri Lanka: ISSE demonstration demands the release of jailed Iranian students

13 March 2008
Top US commander in Middle East quits over Iran war report

8 March 2008
The ramifications of Ahmadinejad's visit to Iraq

5 March 2008
Washington pushes through new UN resolution against Iran

21 February 2008

20 February 2008

ISSE protests arrest of Iranian students

19 February 2008
ISSE demonstration to free Iranian students calls for international unity of workers

18 February 2008
ISSE demonstrates in New York to demand release of jailed Iranian students

16 February 2008
Ahmadinejad under fire in lead up to Iran's parliamentary election

14 February 2008
Demonstration in New York to protest arrest of Iranian students

4 February 2008
Letters opposing the arrest of Iranian students

28 January 2008
Iranian government intensifies crackdown on left-wing opposition
SEP and ISSE demand immediate release of arrested students

An interview with an Iranian activist on arrests of left-wing students

14 January 2008
Bush uses Abu Dhabi speech to escalate threats against Iran

11 January 2008
Bush exploits Strait of Hormuz incident to threaten Iran

8 January 2008
Naval encounter highlights tensions stoked by Bush trip to Middle East

11 December 2007
Iranian government cracks down on student protests

7 December 2007
Despite US intelligence shift:
European powers back continued sanctions against Teheran

6 December 2007
Following intelligence report exposing administration's lies
Bush continues threats against Iran

US intelligence report heightens danger of Israeli strike on Iran

5 December 2007
US intelligence report shows war drive against Iran based on lies

A prelude to confrontation with Iran: the US arms Sunni militia in Iraq

3 December 2007
Iran: Why does Bush invoke the threat of World War III?
Part 3: Globalization, Iran, and the dollar crisis

1 December 2007
Iran: Why does Bush invoke the threat of World War III?
Part 2: Eurasian geopolitics and US threats against Iran

30 November 2007
Iran: Why does Bush invoke the threat of World War III?
Part 1: Iran's strategic position

17 November 2007
US dismisses IAEA report of "progress" over Iran's nuclear programs

12 November 2007
US prepares for tougher action against Iran

2 November 2007
US intensifies push for further UN sanctions on Iran

31 October 2007
Report: Strategic air base being readied for war on Iran

29 October 2007
More warnings of a US war on Iran

26 October 2007
US imposes unilateral sanctions on Iran: One step closer to war

23 October 2007
US militarism threatens to unleash regional conflagration

19 October 2007
Bush invokes threat of "World War III"

18 October 2007
Putin in Tehran: US-Russia rift widens

9 October 2007
US general fires a new propaganda salvo against Iran

3 October 2007
New Yorker article points to advanced US preparations for war on Iran

1 October 2007
Widening rift between major powers over Iran's nuclear programs

27 September 2007
The New York Times and Ahmadinejad's appearance at Columbia University

25 September 2007
Iranian president speaks at Columbia University amidst media frenzy

24 September 2007
UN General Assembly meets under shadow of US threats against Iran

22 September 2007
On eve of UN general assembly, US military arrests Iranian official in Iraq

20 September 2007
Washington's proxy war inside Kurdish Iran

18 September 2007
Israel's air raid on Syria: another threat to Iran

17 September 2007
Bush administration consolidates plans for war against Iran

14 September 2007
British troops in Iraq deployed to Iranian border

11 September 2007
British academics warn US is preparing "shock and awe" attack on Iran

3 September 2007
Bush administration to "ratchet up pressure" on Iran

30 August 2007
Another US provocation: Iranian officials arrested in Baghdad

29 August 2007
Bush threatens to militarily "confront" Iran

24 August 2007
Washington continues propaganda barrage against Iran

18 August 2007
New York Times on Iran: Neo-colonialism with a liberal twist

16 August 2007
New provocation against Tehran
Bush to brand Iranian force as "terrorist"

26 July 2007
The US adopts belligerent posture in Baghdad talks with Iran

18 July 2007
An insight into the White House debate over military action against Iran

14 July 2007
US Senate unanimously passes threatening measure against Iran

3 July 2007
New US accusations against Iran

19 June 2007

16 June 2007
IAEA chief declares any attack on Iran "an act of madness"

7 June 2007
Republican presidential candidates back nuclear strike against Iran

Report challenges US claims of Iranian sponsorship of Iraq insurgency

5 June 2007
Bush denounces detention of US-Iranian citizens

31 May 2007
The US holds talks with Iran in Baghdad

27 May 2007
US steps up threats against Iran over nuclear programs

25 May 2007
Bush authorises covert CIA operations to destabilise Iran

23 May 2007
Britain's Guardian promotes Bush administration war propaganda against Iran

17 May 2007
Debate over Iran's nuclear programs heats up again

15 May 2007
Iran and US to hold limited talks in Baghdad

12 May 2007
Cheney threatens Iran from US aircraft carrier in Persian Gulf

21 April 2007
US steps up pressure on Iran's nuclear programs

19 April 2007
US continues detention of five Iranian officials in Iraq

11 April 2007
Iranian diplomat accuses US of detention and torture

7 April 2007
British marine admitted that captured patrol was spying on Iran

6 April 2007
Iran charges Washington with sponsoring terrorist attacks

5 April 2007
Iran's release of sailors: A humiliating episode for Britain

4 April 2007
Standoff over detained British sailors occasions US threats against Iran

29 March 2007
Britain heightens confrontation with Iran over detained sailors

26 March 2007
UN agrees to new Iran sanctions as military tensions mount in Gulf

22 March 2007
Bush administration steps up economic pressure on Iran

14 March 2007
Targetting Tehran: the case of the missing Iranian general

12 March 2007
No easing of US-Iranian tensions after Baghdad conference

10 March 2007
Under pressure from Washington, IAEA votes to penalise Iran

8 March 2007
World Socialist Web Site publishes antiwar statement in Farsi

5 March 2007
Iranian president's Saudi Arabian visit fails to lessen tensions

2 March 2007
US to join Iran at international talks: another round of threats and ultimatums

28 February 2007
The Bush administration's new strategy of setting the Middle East aflame

26 February 2007
US war drums beat louder after Iran fails to meet UN deadline

24 February 2007
US Vice President Cheney menaces Iran with military aggression

22 February 2007
What is behind Russia's delay of Iran's nuclear reactor?

21 February 2007
BBC reports on US military plans to strike Iran

Russian, Chinese, Indian foreign ministers meet on US war threats against Iran

17 February 2007
Is the Bush administration behind the bombings in Iran?

The Bush administration prepares for war against Iran
Part two

16 February 2007
The Bush administration prepares for war against Iran
Part one

15 February 2007
At White House press conference, Bush escalates war threats against Iran

US "diplomacy" on Iran: thuggery and threats of military aggression

14 February 2007
Stop the US war drive against Iran!

13 February 2007
Bush administration concocts a "dossier" for war against Iran

12 February 2007
The Bush administration's economic war on Iran

8 February 2007
Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Baghdad: another US provocation?

6 February 2007
The Bush administration's campaign of lies and misinformation against Iran

2 February 2007
A political bombshell from Zbigniew Brzezinski
Ex-national security adviser warns that Bush is seeking a pretext to attack Iran

1 February 2007
Stepped up US preparations for war against Iran

29 January 2007
Troop surge paves way for wider war
Bush authorizes shoot-to-kill policy against Iranians in Iraq

24 January 2007
Iranian president faces mounting internal opposition

19 January 2007
Rice's Middle East tour: Arab regimes back US war drive in Iraq and Iran

12 January 2007
US forces carry out provocative raid on Iran's consulate in northern Iraq

8 January 2007
Israel has plans for nuclear attack on Iran

5 January 2007
The Bush administration's committee for regime change in Iran

29 December 2006
US-backed UN resolution heightens tensions with Iran

23 December 2006
Iran's Holocaust conference and the dead end of bourgeois nationalism

19 September 2006
IAEA exposes US committee's lies on Iran's nuclear programs

9 September 2006
Murdoch's media empire girds up for a war against Iran

2 September 2006
US prepares to escalate conflict with Iran

28 August 2006
US spy agencies pressed for "intelligence" to justify war against Iran

24 August 2006
US administration rejects Iran's offer of "serious negotiations"

5 June 2006
Bush administration reverses US ban on talks with Iran

16 May 2006
US administration slams door on negotiations with Iran

8 May 2006
Germany's Merkel sides with Bush against Iran

2 May 2006
Bush administration demands UN action against Iran

13 April 2006
US threats against Iran-the specter of nuclear barbarism

10 April 2006
Washington considering nuclear strikes against Iran

31 March 2006
UN Security Council bows to US pressure for a statement against Iran

15 March 2006
Washington seeks to bully UN Security Council over Iran

11 March 2006
US drumbeat against Iran threatens new war of aggression

8 March 2006
US ambassador to UN warns of "painful consequences" for Iran

An exchange with readers on Iran's nuclear programs

18 February 2006
Bush administration seeks funds for regime change in Iran

14 February 2006
Pentagon prepares for military strikes against Iran

10 February 2006
India's role in US-led gang-up against Iran inflames debate over Indo-US ties

6 February 2006
US bullies IAEA into reporting Iran to the UN Security Council

21 January 2006
The political issues behind the Iranian nuclear confrontation

13 January 2006
US, EU set to refer Iran to the UN Security Council

5 January 2006
European media report US plans to strike Iran

30 December 2005
Historical and political issues behind Iranian president's anti-Semitic campaign

15 December 2005
British newspaper alleges Israel is planning a military strike on Iran

29 September 2005
US and EU-3 make another provocative move against Iran

17 August 2005
Bush menaces Iran with threat of military attack

11 August 2005
US and European allies provoke confrontation with Iran

2 July 2005
Claims that new president was hostage-taker
US prepares new provocations against Iran

1 July 2005
Iran's presidential election a harbinger of social and political convulsions

26 June 2005
Tense Iranian election goes into second round

31 March 2005
US Secretary of State presses India and Pakistan to abandon Iranian gas pipeline

25 March 2005
US-EU deal on Iran: a step towards confrontation, not a negotiated settlement

2 March 2005
Despite US pressure, Russia signs nuclear fuel deal with Iran

25 January 2005
Europe alarmed by US threats against Iran

20 January 2005
US carrying out acts of war against Iran, magazine reports

20 November 2004
US-European tensions deepen over Iran's nuclear program

25 September 2004
Bush administration escalates confrontation with Iran

24 June 2004
Iran: escalating tensions behind capture of British sailors

25 February 2004
Iran: Elections show political bankruptcy of the "reformers"

22 January 2004
On the British and US response to the Bam earthquake

14 January 2004
Eyewitness in Iran: Bam disaster threatens to ignite political powder keg

6 January 2004
Iran earthquake death toll tops 30,000
Poor planning, shoddy construction contribute to catastrophe

30 December 2003
Earthquake kills tens of thousands in Iran

6 December 2003
US pushes through tough IAEA resolution targetting Iran

20 November 2003
Washington demands "triggers" for attack on Iran

16 September 2003
US-sponsored IAEA resolution sets stage for confrontation with Iran

26 June 2003
Bush administration targets Iran for US aggression

20 June 2003
Thousands protest against Iranian government

29 May 2003
Washington turns to "regime change" in Iran

21 November 2002
Iran: death sentence sparks protests and coup threats

6 September 2002
Social tensions escalate conflicts within Iranian regime

31 January 2002
State of the Union speech: Bush declares war on the world

30 January 2002
Is the US preparing for action against Iran?

20 November 2001
Mass trial of opposition group in Iran

30 October 2001
Iranian filmmaker faces death penalty in upcoming trial

26 September 2001
Iran seeks detente with US

1 September 2001
Iranian court orders arrest of filmmaker

14 June 2001
Khatami confirmed as president of Iran
Iranian establishment closes ranks against the population

31 May 2001
Iran: political crisis overshadows presidential campaign

27 February 2001
Germany seeks to normalise relations with Iran

23 September 2000
Appeals Court upholds guilty verdict in show trial against Iranian Jews

14 September 2000
Who are the People's Mujahedin of Iran?

8 September 2000
Renewed clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Iran

4 September 2000
Some lessons from the history of the Iranian workers movement

21 July 2000
Iranian President Khatami visits Goethe's Weimar
A cynical charade courtesy of the German government

14 July 2000
On eve of President Khatami's visit to Germany
Students, workers protest in Iran

13 July 2000
Iranian exiles defy massive police presence to protest Khatami's visit to Germany

12 July 2000
Iran's President Khatami visits Germany

3 July 2000
Iranian show trial concludes with harsh sentences against Jewish defendants

15 June 2000
Pan Am 103: Iranian defector alleges Tehran linked to Lockerbie bombing

13 June 2000
As verdict nears, US, Britain maintain silence on frame-up of Iranian Jews

12 May 2000
Near silence from US, Britain on legal frame-up
Tehran regime mounts show trial of 13 Iranian Jews

4 May 2000
Assault on press freedom intensifies political crisis in Iran

19 April 2000
Part of US efforts to "normalize" relations:
Report details CIA role in overthrow of Iranian government in 1953

24 February 2000
Parliamentary elections in Iran: victory for "reformers" masks social contradictions

11 January 2000
Iranian students' death sentences confirmed

16 September 1999
Iranian court hands down four death sentences in connection with July student protests

28 July 1999
Iran: the political situation in the aftermath of the mass protests

16 July 1999
Social contradictions behind
the mass protests in Iran

14 July 1999
Mass protests and repression in Iran

 

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5 December 2007
US intelligence report shows war drive against Iran based on lies

30 November 2007
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Part 1
Part 2 Part 3

14 February 2007
Stop the US war drive against Iran!

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13 April 2006
US threats against Iran-the specter of nuclear barbarism

21 January 2006
The political issues behind the Iranian nuclear confrontation

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Washington turns to "regime change" in Iran

4 September 2000
Some lessons from the history of the Iranian workers movement

14 July 1999
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