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
Don’t mention apartheid
19 Oct 2023
Sir Keir bans Labour banners at Palestine demonstrations, Jeremy Corbyn appeals to‘international law’, while the Campaign Group of Socialist MPs sticks to empty platitudes, reports Carla Roberts
Witch-hunt bang to rights
21 Sep 2023
A damning report concludes that in every fully investigated case, charges of anti-Semitism were found to be baseless. Carla Roberts is not surprised
Man’s grim justice
14 Sep 2023
Gaby Rubin travelled to Wolverhampton to show solidarity with Tony Greenstein and four other Palestine Action activists
Double standards on show
27 Jul 2023
While the morality police are back on patrol, top figures in the regime are renowned for preaching one thing and doing another, writes Yassamine Mather
Meanwhile the economic war
27 Jul 2023
Ending the Black Sea grain corridor has put Erdoğan’s government under intense diplomatic pressure, writes Esen Uslu
Sir Keir’s abstention disgrace
13 Jul 2023
Labour’s official left either meekly followed orders or stayed away - there were less than a dozen rebels. David Porter of Labour Party Marxists reports
Dreadful notes of preparation
08 Jun 2023
Yassamine Mather looks at the high-stakes diplomatic game being played out and the danger of cold war turning into a hot war
Disenchanted with the west
18 May 2023
Yassamine Mather gives her impressions of Turkey after 20 years of AKP rule and the evident failure of secularism from above
Hanging on a knife’s edge
04 May 2023
Though the opposition appears to have a narrow lead ahead of this month’s general election, the regime has plenty of dirty tricks up its sleeve. Esen Uslu reports on Erdoğan-style campaigning
Hijab defiance continues
13 Apr 2023
Yassamine Mather reports on the regime’s attempt to regain its authority and the splits and divisions in the royalist camp
From order to chaos
23 Mar 2023
Why has so much of the left collapsed into social-imperialism? Why the continued illusions in US intervention? Mike Macnair talked to Hands off the People of Iran in a meeting hosted by Yassamine Mather
Counting stolen elections
23 Mar 2023
At last we have definitive confirmation that the Republicans were urging Iran not to release US hostages until Ronald Reagan was elected. Daniel Lazare comments
Voice of the revolution
16 Mar 2023
This appeal drawn up by comrades in Iran, calling for clear politics, organisation and solidarity, has attracted widespread support
Shifting interests and alignments
16 Mar 2023
The Saudi-Iran deal brokered by China is bad news for the US, but especially Israel, says Yassamine Mather
Weapon-grade talks
09 Mar 2023
Tehran has adopted a conciliatory stance over uranium enrichment and severe punishment for those responsible for poisoning schoolgirls. Yassamine Mather reports