Middle East
What makes the US war against Iran different?
Michael Pröbsting — The present war against Iran stands in glaring contradiction to the actual strategy of the White House, the so-called “Donroe Doctrine”. Why?
Joseph Daher writes about the evolution of Kurdish politics after the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.
Against US-led imperialist war and for Iranian self-determination
Florence Oppen — For revolutionaries, the task is twofold: military opposition to imperialism, full solidarity with the Iranian people’s right of self-defense and political independence from the regime.
(Video) Adam Hanieh on oil, capitalism and climate
Adam Hanieh discusses how understanding oil’s place in world capitalism is key to grasping geopolitical dynamics, reviving vital climate struggles, and challenging the structural interests underpinning the system.
What is Trump’s objective in Iran?
Gilbert Achcar outlines the US’s objective in Iran, why it rests more on hope than certainty, and how it differs to those of Israel.
Trump and Netanyahu’s lurch into Iran: Imperial hubris in the wake of a people’s uprising
Kevin B Anderson — Iranian people face attacks from both US imperialism/Israel and a brutally oppressive regime amid their struggle for democracy and social justice.
Asia-Pacific left statements: Stop the war on Iran
Statements by Socialist Alliance (Australia), Socialist Party of Malaysia, Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM, The Philippines) and Socialist Union/Socialist Youth Organization (Indonesia) condemning the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Ilham Ahmed explains why constitutional safeguards, decentralization and women’s political participation are central to Syria’s long-term stability.
Mazloum Abdi discusses the international community’s stance toward Rojava, the January 29 agreement with Damascus, whether the US betrayed the Kurds, and Kurdish unity and representation in Syria’s new political order.
Jabour Tribe leader Sheikh Akram Mashoush discusses the history of his tribe, defections from the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the latest ceasefire agreement.
Syria: Can the Rojava Revolution survive?
Dave Holmes — Western governments profess a commitment to women’s rights, democracy, multiculturalism and ecology, but in reality they see Rojava as a threat.
Where is Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Syria heading?
Joseph Daher provides an update on the worrying developments under Ahmed al-Sharaa’s new government.