Iran

It’s Time To Rebuild the Anti-War Movement
The US’s assassination of Qasem Soleimani last week is a clear demonstration that the US has no intentions of ever pulling out of the Middle East. If we wish to avoid further conflict in the region, we must build an anti-war movement as strong and determined as the one that helped end the Vietnam War.
Tatiana Cozzarelli
January 7, 2020Trump’s Attack on Iran: Why Now?
The assassination of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani by a US drone strike last Friday reflects a desperate attempt by a failing administration to reassert US hegemony in a region where it is being increasingly challenged.
Claudia Cinatti
January 6, 2020There Is No Right Way to Launch an Imperialist Attack
The recent drone attack that killed Qasem Soleimani has sparked wide scale public outcry with many taking to the streets to oppose the U.S.’ warmongering. Memes and posts detaling anxiety and fear around a potential third world war began to trend on social media in the hours after the attack.
Ezra Brain
January 6, 2020Thousands of Protesters Across the Country Demand: “No War With Iran” and “US Out of the Middle East”
Thousands of people across the US protested a possible war with Iran. Here are some images from protests around the country.
Left Voice
January 5, 2020Down With U.S. Imperialist Aggression Against Iran!
The US assassination of Iran's top general on Friday marked a radical intensification of the ongoing conflict between the US and Iran that could lead to yet another US-led war in the region. It is the duty of socialists and working people everywhere to organize against this blatant imperialist aggression and demand that the US leave the Middle East.
Left Voice
January 5, 2020A Step Away From War?
The U.S. assassination of an Iranian general could lead to yet another devastating war in the Middle East.
Left Voice
January 3, 2020Mass Uprising in Iran Set Off by Hike in Fuel Prices
The price of petrol was tripled in Iran virtually overnight on Friday. In response to this move by the government, Iranian masses took to the streets to protest a deepening economic crisis.
Maryam Alaniz
November 21, 2019Iran: U.S. Once Again Beating the Drums of War
After attacks on two oil tankers last Thursday, tensions between the U.S. and Iran are heating up and Trump's State department is already building a case for war. Could this be the lead-up to military conflict?
James Dennis Hoff
June 20, 2019Made in the USA: How the U.S. Manufactures Death and Destruction in Yemen
Since the Obama administration started ramping up U.S. arms deals with Saudi Arabia, the military-industrial complex has been supporting an imperialist war on Yemen and profiting from the creation of an unimaginable human crisis.
Sonja Krieger
January 23, 2019The United States’ Preparation for Conflict Between World Powers
In March, 2018, delegations from 16 different countries met in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the 11th Conference of the Trotskyist Fraction for the Fourth International (FT). This is the third part of the Document on the International Situation: The United States’ Strategic Preparation for a Conflict between World Powers.
Trotskyist Fraction – Fourth International
May 14, 2018