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Iran International Court of Justice strikes down US sanctions against Iran By Alex Lantier, 4 October 2018 The International Court of Justice has no power to enforce its decision, and US officials immediately made clear they will defy the ICJ ruling. Iran fires missiles at Islamist “rebels” as US vows to remain in Syria By Bill Van Auken, 2 October 2018 Washington and Tehran, already at odds over escalating US sanctions, are coming into increasing conflict over military operations in Syria. Washington amplifies war threats against Iran, bullies the world By Keith Jones, 27 September 2018 In his two days at the UN, Trump threatened much of the world, giving voice to the insatiable aspirations of US imperialism and the dissatisfaction of its ruling elite at the erosion of its economic power. Against backdrop of UN General Assembly Trump to intensify economic war on Iran By Keith Jones, 25 September 2018 The US sanctions are both manifestly illegal and reckless; under international law, they are tantamount to an act of war. Twenty-nine killed in attack on military parade in southwestern Iran By Keith Jones, 24 September 2018 Tehran has accused Washington and its Gulf client states of facilitating Saturday’s attack. Iran responds to economic crisis and US destabilisation with repression of working class By Jean Shaoul, 21 September 2018 This year has witnessed increasing social and economic unrest among all layers of the Iranian working class over high unemployment and soaring inflation. As IAEA confirms Iranian compliance with nuclear deal Washington and Tehran trade threats over the Strait of Hormuz By Jordan Shilton, 3 September 2018 The latest IAEA findings expose the Trump administration’s provocative policy, which threatens to plunge the entire region into military conflict. Trump menaces the world over Iran sanctions By Peter Symonds, 8 August 2018 Under the banner of “peace,” the US is preparing for trade war and war—not only against Iran, but against all potential rivals, including its European and Asian allies. US launches economic war on Iran, roils Mideast and world geopolitics By Keith Jones, 7 August 2018 Trump signed an executive order Monday re-imposing sweeping US economic sanctions against Iran that were suspended in 2016 as part of the Iran nuclear deal. US preparing for regime change and war against Iran By Peter Symonds, 30 July 2018 Following Trump’s belligerent threats against Iran, a national security meeting was convened in Washington to thrash out the next stage in the escalating confrontation. Trump threatens Iran with a catastrophic war By Keith Jones, 24 July 2018 Trump’s tweet was no idle bluster. His administration is pursuing a provocative and reckless drive for regime change in Iran that threatens to ignite a catastrophic war that would set the entire Middle East ablaze. Pentagon and Iran trade threats over renewed oil sanctions By Bill Van Auken, 6 July 2018 US imperialism is preparing for a military confrontation with Iran that could quickly eclipse the bloodbaths in those countries and precipitate a regional and even world war. Trump pressed aides, Latin American leaders on US invasion of Venezuela By Bill Van Auken, 5 July 2018 The report from a senior US official on Trump’s statements points to the threat of Washington unleashing a new war in Latin America. Bazaar merchants protest against government in Iran By Jean Shaoul, 3 July 2018 Recent protests reflect sharp tensions and divisions within the regime due to the developing economic crisis inside Iran. US sanctions against Iran aimed at regime change By Peter Symonds, 30 June 2018 Companies that fail to stop buying Iranian oil by November 4 face being excluded from the US financial system. Israel’s Netanyahu tours Europe to advocate action against Iran By Jean Shaoul, 7 June 2018 For all their differences with Trump, and evident distaste for Netanyahu, the European leaders did not seek to distance themselves from his demands because they know he speaks for Washington. US Secretary of State Pompeo presents war ultimatum to Iran By Bill Van Auken, 22 May 2018 Washington’s “Plan B” after scrapping the nuclear deal is to escalate economic sanctions and military pressure aimed at toppling the Iranian government. Bernie Sanders defends American imperialism at town hall on Iran By Tom Hall, 22 May 2018 Sanders, along with his guests, presented a thoroughly conventional, pro-imperialist critique of the Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear accord. German Chancellor Merkel announces major rearmament program By Christoph Vandreier, 17 May 2018 Facing a deepening conflict with the United States, Berlin is seeking to use its armed forces to pursue its geo-strategic interests around the world. European Union tries to salvage Iran nuclear accord from US unilateralism By Jean Shaoul, 17 May 2018 The European powers are furious because Trump’s threats cut across their attempts to exploit Iran economically and fear sanctions presage a war that will destabilise the Middle East German militarization and Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal By Johannes Stern, 15 May 2018 Following US President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear accord, the German bourgeoisie is intensifying its campaign for militarism, rearmament, and war. Israel marks 70th anniversary amid war crimes and deepening social crisis By Bill Van Auken, 14 May 2018 Washington’s ripping up of the Iran nuclear treaty and moving of its embassy to Jerusalem have given the Israeli state a green light for war with Iran and violent suppression of the Palestinians. US withdrawal from Iran nuclear deal drives Ankara into a corner By Halil Celik, 14 May 2018 Washington’s reimposition of punishing economic sanctions on Iran, and its plans to force other countries to follow suit, threatens to roil the already crisis-ridden Turkish economy. US steps up pressure on Iran with new round of sanctions By Jordan Shilton, 12 May 2018 Announced the same day as Israel launched its largest-ever direct assault on Iranian infrastructure in Syria, the sanctions mark a further step by US imperialism in the direction of an all-out military confrontation with Iran. For a working-class strategy against the imperialist repartition of the Middle East! By Keith Jones, 11 May 2018 In Iran, as around the world, the struggle against imperialist aggression and war must be founded on the independent political mobilization of the working class and the perspective of Permanent Revolution. European powers condemn Trump’s cancellation of Iran nuclear treaty By Alex Lantier and Johannes Stern, 10 May 2018 Trump’s scrapping of the 2015 treaty has revealed deep and explosive divisions between Washington and its imperialist allies in Europe. Middle East teeters on brink of region-wide war after US withdrawal from Iran deal By Jordan Shilton, 10 May 2018 After Israeli war planes targeted Iranian personnel in Syria for the third time in less than a month, Iranian Quds forces reportedly launched rockets into northern Israel. Trump torpedoes Iran nuclear accord By Keith Jones, 9 May 2018 In its reckless and ruinous drive for global hegemony, US imperialism, like the Nazi regime, makes diplomatic agreements only to break them when expedient. Tensions rise with Trump set to announce decision on Iran nuclear deal By Bill Van Auken, 8 May 2018 With Trump’s allies signaling that he will rip up the agreement, Israel has issued increasingly bellicose threats against Iran. Washington and Tel Aviv lurching toward a war with Iran By Bill Van Auken, 2 May 2018 The aggression that is being prepared by the US and Israel threatens to drag all of the major powers into what could prove a catastrophic world war. Israel denounces Iran nuclear deal after new missile strikes on Syria By Bill Van Auken, 1 May 2018 Netanyahu’s bellicose speech indicting Iran, following on the heels of missile strikes on Syria, underscores the growing threat of a region-wide war. The growing threat of an Israeli war against Iran By Bill Van Auken, 26 April 2018 In the shadow of US-French discussions on the Iranian nuclear deal, Israel is preparing for a military confrontation with Iran, threatening to ignite a regional and even global war. Turkish, Russian and Iranian presidents meet in Ankara By Halil Celik, 10 April 2018 The presidents of Turkey, Russia and Iran came together in Ankara April 4 to discuss developments in Syria as well as the relations between the three countries. On the brink of war: US and NATO prepare military strike on Syria By Keith Jones, 10 April 2018 The American and European ruling elites see in war a means not only to reverse a series of geopolitical setbacks in the Middle East, but also to crack down on domestic political opposition. Mehring Books publishes The Struggle against Imperialism and For Workers’ Power in Iran The pamphlet addresses pivotal issues of socialist strategy in a country that for decades has been a target of US imperialist intrigue and aggression, and where the working class, as heralded by the protests that opened 2018, is now striving to find the road of independent class struggle. Netanyahu, Trump discuss war preparations against Iran By Bill Van Auken, 7 March 2018 Netanyahu, facing criminal indictment in Israel, and Trump, his administration in deepening crisis, met to discuss plans for an escalation of military aggression against Iran. Washington delivers new ultimatum on Iran By Bill Van Auken, 20 February 2018 The Trump administration is threatening to abrogate the Iran nuclear agreement in order to force the European powers to adopt a hard line against Tehran. A reply to a proponent of “Iranian Islamic socialism” The struggle against imperialism and for workers’ power in Iran—Part 3 By Keith Jones, 16 February 2018 The only viable basis for opposing imperialism is the revolutionary mobilization of the workers and toilers of Iran and the Middle East, based on an appeal to their democratic and social strivings. A reply to a proponent of “Iranian Islamic socialism” The struggle against imperialism and for workers’ power in Iran—Part 2 By Keith Jones, 15 February 2018 Mazaheri equates the Islamic Republic with the “democratic popular” upsurge of 1978 and 1979. In reality, this upsurge involved antagonistic class forces with very different aims and aspirations. A reply to a proponent of “Iranian Islamic socialism” The struggle against imperialism and for workers’ power in Iran By Keith Jones, 14 February 2018 The history of Iran and the global struggle against imperialism demonstrates that a viable anti-imperialist strategy can only be founded on the independent political mobilization of the working-class in opposition to all factions of the bourgeoisie. Stricken Iranian tanker sinks, causing major oil spill in East China Sea By Robert Campion, 17 January 2018 After the ship exploded, all its crew members were presumed dead and concerns were raised about the worst petroleum condensate discharge in history. Trump vows to renew all-out economic war on Iran By Keith Jones, 13 January 2018 Trump insisted he will issue no further waivers of economic sanctions unless the Iran nuclear agreement is rewritten in accordance with his demands. 10 January 2018 Iran: Anti-government protests abate in face of mass repression By Jordan Shilton and Keith Jones, 8 January 2018 None of the grievances fueling the working class protests that swept across Iran in recent days have been addressed, let alone resolved. Trump “defends” the right to protest in Iran, criminalizes protest in Washington By E.P. Milligan, 8 January 2018 Even as Trump was bloviating about the right to protest in Iran, his Justice Department was carrying out a political trial against peaceful protesters in a brazen attack on the freedom of speech and assembly guaranteed by the US Constitution. The working class unrest in Iran: The WSWS replies to an apologist of the Iranian regime By Keith Jones, 6 January 2018 The WSWS’s attitude toward Iran is based on two fundamental factors: Iran’s character as a historically oppressed country that must be defended against imperialism and the antagonistic relationship between the Iranian bourgeoisie and working class. Working class opposition erupts in Iran: A harbinger for the world in 2018 By Keith Jones, 4 January 2018 The working class unrest in Iran has already upset the calculations not just of the Iranian elite, but of governments around the world. Mass protests against austerity and social inequality shake Iranian regime By Keith Jones, 3 January 2018 The protests are fueled by deep-rooted class anger in a country where the unemployment rate for youth approaches 40 percent and half of the population lives in poverty. An interview with Iranian filmmaker Ali Asgari, co-director of The Silence and Disappearance “The subjects that interest us are connected with social issues and the lack of equality” By David Walsh, 1 December 2017 Ali Asgari and Farnoosh Samadi are Iranian filmmakers working sensitively on social subjects. The Silence, a short work filmed in Italy, is their latest effort. Earthquake near Iran-Iraq border kills hundreds and injures thousands By Trévon Austin, 14 November 2017 The 7.3 magnitude earthquake is the deadliest in 2017. Crown Prince extends purge of rivals in Saudi Arabia By Jean Shaoul, 10 November 2017 The scale of the purge testifies to the mortal crisis wracking the venal ruling clique in Riyadh, which treats the country as its personal fiefdom. Saudi crown prince charges Iran with “act of war” By Jordan Shilton, 8 November 2017 After purging his main domestic rivals, Crown Prince Bin Salman accused Tehran of “direct military aggression” after a missile was fired into Saudi Arabia from Yemen. Lebanese crisis bound up with war drive against Iran By Bill Van Auken, 6 November 2017 Prime Minister Hariri announced his resignation in Riyadh, echoing the virulent anti-Iranian rhetoric of the Saudi monarchy. Trump, Iran and the US drive for world hegemony By Keith Jones, 16 October 2017 Trump’s new “Iran strategy” has been denounced by European leaders, who accuse Washington of acting as a law unto itself, inciting a global nuclear arms race and heightening the danger of war in the Middle East and on the Korean Peninsula. Transatlantic antagonisms deepen after Trump threatens withdrawal from Iran deal By Jordan Shilton, 16 October 2017 Transatlantic relations have deteriorated throughout 2017 as Trump has resorted to “America first” nationalism and the major European powers, above all Germany, have advanced their own imperialist ambitions. Denouncing Iran as a terrorist state, Trump refuses to recertify nuclear accord By Keith Jones, 14 October 2017 US President Donald Trump vowed Friday that he will use his presidential powers to blow up the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran unless it is amended to Washington’s satisfaction. Trump’s threats against Iran aggravate German-American tensions By Johannes Stern, 14 October 2017 Trump’s aggressive course of action against Iran has provoked a strong reaction in Berlin, where German politicians and media figures are openly discussing a break with the US. Trump to light fuse under Iran nuclear deal, as part of more aggressive anti-Iran strategy By Jordan Shilton, 11 October 2017 In addition to certifying Iran as non-compliant with the 2015 nuclear deal, Trump is said to be preparing to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a “terrorist organization.” US initiates plan to blow-up Iran nuclear deal By Keith Jones, 21 September 2017 US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson outlined Washington’s demands for the “renegotiation” of the Iran nuclear accord at a meeting yesterday of its signatories. Trump administration preparing to escalate provocations against Iran By Jordan Shilton, 15 September 2017 Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, indicated that Trump will refuse to certify Teheran’s compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal. France boosts trade ties with Iran despite US sanction threats By Kumaran Ira, 12 August 2017 These deals point to very sharp objective economic conflicts between the European powers and the United States that threaten to spill over into military conflict. New US provocation in Persian Gulf as Washington expands Iran sanctions By Bill Van Auken, 31 July 2017 The strategy of the Trump White House and Pentagon is to provoke Iran either into abrogating the nuclear accord, or into an outright military clash with the US. Trump threatens Iran, plots to scuttle nuclear accord By Jordan Shilton, 24 July 2017 Trump’s bellicose remarks came just days after he reluctantly agreed to certify Iran’s compliance with the terms of the 2015 nuclear accord. Saudi ultimatum to Qatar brings Middle East to brink of wider war By Peter Symonds, 26 June 2017 The Saudi-led ultimatum to Qatar contains demands deliberately designed to be rejected, providing the pretext for even tougher sanctions and military action. Marching toward a wider war in the Middle East By Bill Van Auken, 14 June 2017 Behind the bitter political warfare in Washington and the endless claims of Russian interference in the election, very real wars in the Middle East are threatening to coalesce into a regional or even global conflagration. Terror attack in Iran exacerbates war tensions in Gulf By Keith Jones, 8 June 2017 Iranian authorities charged that Saudi Arabia and Washington orchestrated yesterday’s attack, for which the Islamic State claimed responsibility. Iran’s president wins reelection By Keith Jones, 22 May 2017 While Rouhani cast himself as the candidate of peace and moderation, he favors slashing social spending and a rapprochement with the imperialist powers. 015 Iran election Iran holds presidential election amid mounting geopolitical turbulence By Keith Jones, 18 May 2017 US “secondary sanctions” continue to squeeze Iran’s economy, contributing to mass joblessness and growing social anger. At least 23 dead, dozens trapped in Iranian coal mine disaster By Oscar Grenfell, 4 May 2017 The tragedy underscores the perilous conditions confronting coal miners in Iran and around the world. Washington threatens war against Iran By Bill Van Auken, 21 April 2017 Secretary of State Tillerson made clear that Tehran’s compliance with the nuclear agreement would do nothing to prevent US military aggression. US secretary of state issues war threat against Iran By Bill Van Auken, 20 April 2017 The administration indicated it will review all sanctions lifted as part of the agreement, with an eye toward reimposing them on the phony pretext that Tehran is a “state sponsor” of terrorism. Top US general calls for military action against Iran By Peter Symonds, 30 March 2017 General Joseph Votel’s provocative remarks and calls for military action feed into the growing clamour in Washington for tough measures against Iran. China protests US sanctions on Iran By Peter Symonds, 8 February 2017 The Trump administration blacklisted three Chinese individuals and two Chinese companies in retaliation for Iran’s missile test. Democrats back Trump administration’s new sanctions against Iran By Joseph Kishore, 4 February 2017 The sanctions are part of an aggressive shift of the new administration and follow the declaration of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn that Iran was being put “on notice.” Washington’s war threat against Iran By Bill Van Auken, 3 February 2017 It would be a dangerous mistake to believe that the actions of the Trump White House are the result of mere improvisation or impulse. Rather, they are part of a definite plan. White House issues war threat against Iran By Peter Symonds, 2 February 2017 National Security Adviser Michael Flynn put Iran “on notice” over its ballistic missile test, accusing it of “destabilising behaviour.” US destroyer fires warning shots at Iranian patrol boats By Peter Symonds, 10 January 2017 The incident underscores the volatile situation in the Middle East and the potential for a rapid rise of US-Iranian tensions once Trump assumes the US presidency. Russia, Iran and Turkey issue joint declaration on Syrian settlement By Bill Van Auken, 22 December 2016 The joining of Turkey, a NATO ally, with Moscow and Tehran has provoked anger and recriminations from the US establishment and media. The life and career of Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami By David Walsh, 14 July 2016 The Iranian director will be best remembered and long honored for the series of feature films, including documentaries, that he made between 1987 and 1997. With Washington’s blessing, Boeing signs mega-deal with Iran By Roger Jordan, 12 July 2016 Boeing’s $20 billion deal to sell commercial aircraft to Iran Air is by far the largest US business transaction with Tehran since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. 999 Modi in Iran Doha oil talks collapse By Nick Beams, 19 April 2016 The main reason for the failure to agree on an oil production freeze appears to be tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran, which are on opposites sides in conflicts in the Middle East. Washington steps up threats over Iran missile tests By Bill Van Auken, 11 March 2016 While the tests by Iran do not violate the nuclear accord, Washington sees them as an intolerable affront to its drive for hegemony. Iranian elections strengthen Rouhani’s hand By Keith Jones, 1 March 2016 Last Friday’s elections have strengthened a faction of Iran’s ruling elite that favours speedy rapprochement with Washington and accelerated neo-liberal restructuring. Iran’s President Rouhani visits Italy, France as economic rivalries deepen By Kumaran Ira, 5 February 2016 After lifting sanctions on Iran, the imperialist powers are locked in a bitter competition over who will seize the largest share of lucrative Iranian markets. Europe joins the economic “gold rush” to Tehran By Peter Symonds, 30 January 2016 Iranian President Rouhani’s trip to Europe signals that Iran is wide open for foreign investors following this month’s lifting of international sanctions. US and EU lift economic sanctions against Iran By Keith Jones, 18 January 2016 The nuclear deal with Iran is a tactical shift by Washington, the aim of which is to strengthen US imperialism so it can better confront, including militarily, China and Russia. Iran releases US sailors in run-up to nuclear sanction relief By Bill Van Auken, 14 January 2016 The incident served to highlight the deep divisions within the US political establishment over the nuclear deal. US Navy vessels impounded in Iranian waters By Keith Jones, 13 January 2016 US Republicans seized on yesterday’s incident to repeat their charge that Obama is “appeasing” Tehran and demand a renewed campaign of economic sanctions and military threats against Iran. Iran claims Saudis “deliberately” struck embassy in Yemen By Thomas Gaist, 8 January 2016 The accusations that Saudi jets attacked an Iranian embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, come amid rising tensions that are pushing the Middle East to the brink of all-out war. The mass beheadings in Saudi Arabia By Bill Van Auken, 4 January 2016 The barbaric killing spree carried out by the royal parasites in Riyadh was a calculated political act driven by both domestic and international objectives. US threatens new sanctions on Iran By Peter Symonds, 4 January 2016 Washington’s threat is particularly provocative as it came just days after Tehran fulfilled a key aspect of last July’s nuclear deal—to ship its enriched uranium to Russia. Clinton pledges to outdo Obama in militarism By Patrick Martin, 12 September 2015 In a speech and question-and-answer session at a Washington think tank, the Democratic frontrunner took an even more hard-line position than the current administration. Obama secures votes to override congressional opposition to Iran deal By Keith Jones, 7 September 2015 The White House has insisted the nuclear deal would actually facilitate military action against Iran if Washington deems it necessary. Conflict within US political establishment over Iran nuclear accord intensifies By Patrick Martin, 10 August 2015 The conflict within the American state presents the spectacle of a large majority in Congress pushing for imminent war against Iran. Obama on Iran: The specter of World War III By Bill Van Auken, 7 August 2015 The US president took the extraordinary step of going public in warning that powerful factions within Congress and the state apparatus are determined to go to war against Iran. Obama speech on Iran: Collapse of nuclear deal will mean war By Barry Grey, 6 August 2015 Obama’s attempt to cast the policy shift toward Iran as a commitment to peaceful diplomacy and adherence to international law is a transparent fraud. French Foreign Minister Fabius visits Iran to boost ties after nuclear deal By Kumaran Ira, 3 August 2015 After taking a bellicose stance against Tehran in recent years, Paris now sees the nuclear accord as an opportunity to boost its influence in Iran. Failure of Iran nuclear pact will lead to war, Kerry warns By Thomas Gaist, 29 July 2015 In response to bipartisan warmongering, Kerry insisted that the nuclear pact would serve as a stepping stone toward intensified confrontation with Tehran.
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İran İran’daki askeri geçit törenine yönelik saldırıda en az 29 kişi öldürüldü Keith Jones, 25 Eylül 2018 Tahran, İran’a karşı yıkıcı ekonomik yaptırımları yeniden uygulamaya koyan Washington’ı ve onun Körfez’deki bağımlı devletlerini, saldırıya olanak sağlamakla suçladı. İran’a ekonomik savaş başlatan ABD, Ortadoğu ve dünya jeopolitikasını karıştırıyor Keith Jones, 8 Ağustos 2018 Donald Trump, Pazartesi günü, ABD’nin İran nükleer anlaşmasının parçası olarak Ocak 2016’da askıya alınmış olan kapsamlı ekonomik yaptırımlarını yeniden uygulamaya koyan bir başkanlık kararnamesini imzaladı. ABD İran’a karşı rejim değişikliğine ve savaşa hazırlanıyor Peter Symonds, 3 Ağustos 2018 ABD Ulusal Güvenlik Danışmanı John Bulton, İran’ın üstüne gitme yönündeki ABD planlarını tartışmak için üst düzey katılımlı bir toplantı düzenledi. Trump İran’ı yıkıcı bir savaşla tehdit ediyor Keith Jones, 25 Temmuz 2018 ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Pazar gecesi geç saatlerde, İran’a karşı kan dondurucu bir topyekün savaş tehdidinde bulundu. İran’da çarşı esnafı hükümeti protesto etti Jean Shaoul, 5 Temmuz 2018 Hükümetin ekonomik önlemlerini ve İran riyalinin son aylarda değerinin neredeyse yarısını kaybetmesini protesto eden Tahran çarşısındaki yüzlerce esnaf, geçtiğimiz hafta, üç gün dükkan kapattı. İsrail 70. yıldönümünü savaş suçlarının ve derinleşen toplumsal krizin ortasında kutluyor Bill Van Auken, 15 Mayıs 2018 70. kuruluş yıldönümü, İsrail askerlerinin Gazze sınırındaki Filistinli göstericileri vurması ve İran’a karşı savaş ateşininin körüklenmesi ile kutlanıyor. ABD’nin İran nükleer anlaşmasından çekilmesi Ankara’yı köşeye sıkıştırdı Halil Celik, 15 Mayıs 2018 ABD’nin İran’a cezalandırıcı ekonomik yaptırımları yeniden, Türkiye’nin krizden dolayı zaten sallanmakta olan ekonomisine büyük bir darbe vurma tehdidi oluşturuyor. Ortadoğu’nun emperyalist paylaşımına karşı bir işçi sınıfı stratejisi için! Keith Jones, 12 Mayıs 2018 ABD emperyalizmi, küçük ortağı İsrail ile uyum içinde, İran’a karşı kapsamlı bir askeri, diplomatik ve ekonomik saldırı başlatmış durumda. Ortadoğu bölge çapında bir savaşın eşiğinde Jordan Shilton, 12 Mayıs 2018 Trump’ın Salı günü açıkladığı İran nükleer anlaşmasından çekilme kararı, Ortadoğu’yu bir bölgesel çatışmanın eşiğine itmiş durumda. Trump İran nükleer anlaşmasını baltaladı Keith Jones, 10 Mayıs 2018 ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, dün, Amerika’nın İran nükleer anlaşmasından çekildiğini, İran’a felç edici ekonomik yaptırımları yeniden uygulayacağını duyurdu. Washington ve Tel Aviv İran ile bir savaşa doğru kayıyor Bill Van Auken, 4 Mayıs 2018 Son gelişmeler, Ortadoğu’daki başlıca müttefiki İsrail ile sıkı uyum içinde çalışan ABD emperyalizminin İran ile doğrudan askeri çatışma yoluna girdiğini ortaya koymuş durumda. İsrail Suriye’ye yönelik yeni füze saldırılarının ardından İran nükleer anlaşmasını suçluyor Bill Van Auken, 3 Mayıs 2018 İsrail Başbakanı, İran hükümetini, 2015 nükleer anlaşması görüşmeleri öncesinde, sırasında ve sonrasında yalan söylemekle suçladığı savaşçı bir konuşma yaptı. İran’a karşı bir İsrail savaşı yönünde büyüyen tehdit Bill Van Auken, 30 Nisan 2018 İsrail hükümeti, iç gerilimleri savaş biçiminde dışa yönlendirmek için çok sayıda nedene sahip. Savaşın eşiğinde: ABD ve NATO Suriye’ye askeri saldırıya hazırlanıyor Keith Jones, 11 Nisan 2018 ABD ve NATO, Suriye’de, nükleer silah sahibi Rusya ile doğrudan çatışmaya yol açabilecek büyük bir gerginliğin eşiğinde. Türkiye, Rusya ve İran devlet başkanları Ankara’da bir araya geldi Halil Çelik, 11 Nisan 2018 Üçlü zirve, emperyalist ülkelerin egemen seçkinleri içinde Suriye savaşı ve Rusya ile İran’a yönelik tavır konusunda süregiden anlaşmazlıkların ortasında yapıldı. Mehring Books, İran’da Emperyalizme Karşı İşçi İktidarı Uğruna Mücadele’yi yayınladı Bu broşür, işçi sınıfının artık bağımsız mücadele yolunu bulmaya çalıştığı bir İran’daki başlıca sosyalist strateji sorunlarını ele alıyor. İsrail’in Suriye’ye saldırısı Ortadoğu savaşı tehlikesini arttırıyor Chris Marsden, 19 Şubat 2018 Suriye ordusu, İsrail’in saldırılarına karşılık olarak, 20’den fazla uçaksavar füzesi fırlatmasının ardından, İsrail’in bir F-16 jetini vurup düşürdü. Kemer sıkmaya ve işsizliğe karşı kitlesel protestolar Tunus’u sarsıyor Bill Van Auken, 12 Ocak 2018 İşçiler ve gençler, Tunus’ta yaygın işsizlik, yoksulluk ve toplumsal eşitsizlik koşullarını daha fazla kötüleştirecek olan kemer sıkma bütçesini protesto etmek için sokaklara döküldüler. İran: Hükümet karşıtı protestolar yoğun baskı karşısında azaldı Jordan Shilton ve Keith Jones, 12 Ocak 2018 İşçi sınıfı öfkesinin ve muhalefetinin bir kez daha aniden ortaya çıkması, yalnızca zaman meselesidir. İran’daki işçi sınıfı huzursuzluğu: WSWS’nin İran yönetiminin bir savunucusuna yanıtı Keith Jones, 10 Ocak 2018 Emperyalizmin saldırganlığına, savaş planlarına ve savaşlarına karşı çıkmak, WSWS’nin her gün yerine getirdiği temel bir görevidir. İran’da işçi sınıfı muhalefeti patladı: 2018 dünyasının habercisi Keith Jones, 5 Ocak 2018 Uzun süredir baskı altında tutulan ve acımasızca sömürülen İran işçi sınıfı, ülkenin burjuva dini yönetimini sarsacak şekilde sahneye çıktı. Kemer sıkmaya ve toplumsal eşitsizliğe karşı kitlesel protestolar İran yönetimini sarsıyor Keith Jones, 4 Ocak 2018 İran, son altı gündür, gıda fiyatı artışlarına, kitlesel işsizliğe, durmadan büyüyen toplumsal eşitsizliğe; İslam Cumhuriyeti’nin sert kemer sıkma politikasına ve siyasi baskısına karşı protestolarla sarsılıyor. ABD, Türkiye ile tırmanan gerilimlerinin ortasında Mehmet Atilla’yı yargılıyor Halil Çelik, 8 Aralık 2017 Atilla davasının hedefleri, hukuki değil, asıl olarak jeopolitiktir: Türk hükümetini ABD dış politikasıyla yeniden aynı hizaya gelmeye zorlamak ve İran’a karşı yeni suçlamalarda bulunmak. Rusya, Türkiye ve İran, Suriye üzerine Soçi zirvesinde bir araya geldi Halil Celik, 25 Kasım 2017 Kürt sorununun nasıl ele alınacağı üzerine anlaşmazlıkların dışında, Soçi görüşmelerinin altında yatan asıl çelişki, NATO’nun emperyalist güçlerinin, özellikle de Washington’ın derin düşmanlığıdır. Fransa, bölgesel savaş tehlikesinin ortasında Hariri’nin Lübnan’a dönüşünü ayarladı Kumaran Ira, 25 Kasım 2017 Suriye’deki mevcut çatışmaya Washington’ın yanında müdahale eden Paris, anlaşmazlığa, Suudi Arabistan’a yarayan kabul edilebilir bir çözüm bulmaya çalışıyor. Türkiye ile NATO arasında yeni bir kriz patlak verdi Halil Celik, 24 Kasım 2017 NATO-Türkiye ilişkilerindeki krizin arkasında, Ankara ABD savaş planlarının başlıca iki hedefi olan Rusya ve İran ile bağlarını geliştirirken derinleşen stratejik anlaşmazlıklar yatıyor. İran-Irak sınırındaki depremde yüzlerce kişi öldü Trévon Austin, 17 Kasım 2017 Pazar gecesi, İran ile Irak sınırı yakınında meydana gelen bir depremde en az 452 kişi öldü, 7.000’den fazla kişi yaralandı. Suudi krizi Ortadoğu’da daha geniş bir savaş tehdidi yaratıyor Bill Van Auken, 14 Kasım 2017 Ortadoğu’daki siyasi gelişmeler, giderek daha fazla, Birinci Dünya Savaşı’na yol açmış olan bölgesel çatışmaları, özellikle de Balkanlar’dakileri hatırlatıyor. Suudi veliaht prensi İran’ı “savaşçı davranmak” ile suçluyor Jordan Shilton, 10 Kasım 2017 İktidarın Suudi kraliyet ailesinin en sert ve İran karşıtı hizbinin elinde toplanması Ortadoğu genelinde yıkıcı bir bölgesel çatışmayı tetikleyebilir. Irak ordusunu seferber ederken, Washington Kürdistan referandumunu kınıyor Halil Celik, 5 Ekim 2017 Kürtlerin ayrılmasına büyük bir destekle sonuçlanan oylama, Türkiye ile Irak’ın KBY yetkililerini açıkça askeri şiddetle tehdit etmesiyle birlikte, Ortadoğu genelinde gerilimleri arttırmış durumda. Türkiye Kürdistan Bölgesel Yönetimi’ni savaşla tehdit ediyor Halil Celik, 30 Eylül 2017 KBY’deki politikacılar ile onların Ankara, Bağdat ve Tahran’daki meslektaşlarının öznel niyetleri ne olursa olsun, bölgedeki son derece patlayıcı durum, hızla tırmanabilecek ve büyük emperyalist devletleri yıkıcı sonuçlarıyla birlikte bölge genelinde bir savaşa sürükleyebilecek bir çatışmayı ateşleme tehlikesi yaratıyor. Türkiye, Irak Kürdistanı bağımsızlık referandumu üzerinden savaş tehdidinde bulunuyor Halil Çelik, 29 Eylül 2017 ABD’den ve Avrupa Birliği’nden (AB) gelen uyarıların yanı sıra, Bağdat’tan, Tahran’dan ve Ankara’dan gelen tehditler, bu kez Irak Kürtlerini hedef alan yeni bir askeri müdahale olasılığını gündeme getiriyor. KBY referandumu Ortadoğu’daki savaş gerilimini arttırıyor Jean Shaoul ve Jordan Shilton, 26 Eylül 2017 Kürt halkının büyük çoğunluğunun bir bütün olarak Ortadoğu çapındaki işçiler ve emekçiler ile birlikte karşılaştığı baskının üstesinden, yalnızca emperyalizmin bölgedeki egemenliğine karşı birleşik bir mücadele ile gelinebilir. BM Genel Kurulu savaşın gölgesinde toplanıyor Bill Van Auken, 23 Eylül 2017 Bu hafta düzenlenen BM Genel Kurulu, bu bölgesel çatışmalardan birinin ya da birkaçının küresel bir çatışmayı tetiklemesi tehlikesini yalnızca arttıracaktır. ABD Kongresi Rusya’ya yaptırım tasarısını ezici çoğunlukla kabul etti Joseph Kishore, 28 Temmuz 2017 Yeni tasarı, hızla nükleer silahlı güçlerin dahil olduğu doğrudan bir askeri çatışmaya dönüşebilecek patlamaya hazır jeopolitik gerilim koşullarında kabul edilecek. Musul’un “kurtarılması”: Washington’ın Ortadoğu’daki en son savaş suçu Bill Van Auken, 17 Temmuz 2017 Washington’daki savaş suçlularının hesabını görmek, Irak’ın, Ortadoğu’nun ve tüm gezegenin emekçileri ile ortak mücadelede birleşmiş Amerikan işçi sınıfının görevidir. Katar’a yönelik ültimatomun süresi dolarken Körfez krizi tırmanmaya hazır Roger Shilton ve Keith Jones, 8 Temmuz 2017 Abluka, Doha’nın teslim olmasına yol açmak yerine, onu, Riyad’ın bölgesel rakipleri olarak gördüğü İran ve Türkiye ile daha yakın bir ittifaka itti. Katar’a karşı Suudi saldırısı ve jeopolitik çatışmanın küresel yoğunlaşması Keith Jones, 8 Haziran 2017 Mısır ve en yakın Körfez devleti müttefikleri tarafından desteklenen Suudi Arabistan, enerji zengini küçük komşusu Katar’a karşı diplomatik ve ekonomik bir saldırı başlattı. İran cumhurbaşkanı yeniden seçilmeyi başardı Keith Jones, 25 Mayıs 2017 Hasan Ruhani, ikinci bir dört yıllık dönem için İran cumhurbaşkanı seçildi. Ruhani, gerçekte, İran burjuvazisinin, Avrupalı emperyalist devletler ve Washington ile uzlaşmaya en istekli kesimlerini temsil etmektedir. İran artan jeopolitik çalkantının ortasında cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerini düzenliyor Keith Jones, 22 Mayıs 2017 İranlılar, Ortadoğu’da ve ötesinde artan jeopolitik gerilim koşullarında, 19 Mayıs Cuma günü, dört yılda bir yapılan cumhurbaşkanlığı seçimlerinde oy kullanacaklar. Washington İran’a karşı savaş tehdidinde bulunuyor Bill Van Auken, 24 Nisan 2017 ABD tarihindeki en sağcı hükümetin üç ayı, “Önce Amerika” doktrininin anlamını Washington’ın eylemleriyle açıklamış durumda: Her yerde ABD savaşı