Middle East

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.

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.

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.

Dave Holmes — Western governments profess a commitment to women’s rights, democracy, multiculturalism and ecology, but in reality they see Rojava as a threat.

Joseph Daher provides an update on the worrying developments under Ahmed al-Sharaa’s new government.

Siyavash Shahabi explores the roots of Iran’s crisis and the currents that make up the recent wave of resistance.

Ida Nikou — Recent protests triggered by currency collapse and price shocks expose how sanctions have reconfigured state power, enabling austerity and insider accumulation rather than relief.

Kayhan Valadbaygi — Deep political-economic transformations are causing recurrent waves of unrest, with no long-term solution in sight.

Two urgent calls for solidarity with the Rojavan revolution, one initiated by Women for Rovaja and RiseUp4Rojava, the other from universities in Rojava/Northern and Eastern Syria.