Middle East
Behind the push for war with Iran
Decades of Western imperialism in the Middle East lie behind the latest crisis
Why Donald Trump can’t win in Iran
It’s clear who the losers were in the confrontation between the United States and Iran.
Iranians take to the streets after a week of war threats
Protests burst out in Iran last Saturday after the regime admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane.
Protesters say no to war with Iran
Thousands of people marched in central London, and hundreds protested in other towns and cities
Trump threatens devastating war after US assassinates an Iranian leader
In a massive warmongering escalation, a US airstrike murdered general Qassem Soleimani
International round-up - killings in Gaza, protests hit Iran, general strike in Chile
Israel killed unleashed a fresh round of bombings on the besieged Gaza Strip last week.
Israel kills more than 30 Palestinians in bloody offensive against Gaza
14 November 2019Israel has killed more than 30 Palestinians in a fresh round of bombings on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Hong Kong cops shoot activists while protest death toll rises in Iraq
12 November 2019Police in Hong Kong shot at least one protester during mass protests on Monday of this week.
Murderers gloat over Isis
29 October 2019US president Donald Trump gloated after the alleged killing of Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Violent offensive hasn’t stopped the movement in Iraq
29 October 2019Protesters in Iraq have defied violent attacks to stay on the streets against unemployment, poverty and corruption
The Kurds—a history of agony
20 October 2019The Kurds once again find themselves under attack and under pressure from imperial powers
London demonstration shows solidarity with Kurds against Turkish invasion of Syria
13 October 2019Around 20,000 people marched through London
Donald Trump backs a Turkish invasion of Syria
08 October 2019Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for a Turkish invasion of northern Syria on Monday in another betrayal of the Kurdish people.
British arms found in Yemen show up links between Tories and Saudi Arabia
20 August 2019More evidence of Britain’s role in Saudi Arabia’s war on Yemen was uncovered this week.
Israeli cops fire tear gas at Palestinian worshippers in East Jerusalem
13 August 2019Israeli police attacked tens of thousands Palestinian worshippers in East Jerusalem last Sunday on Eid
Game of battleships ramps up in the Gulf
30 July 2019A second British warship arrived off the coast of Iran on Monday
Say no to war against Iran
22 July 2019The US and Britain escalated their threats of a new war in the Middle East last week, after Iran retaliated against their attempts to bully it into submission
Angry protests return to Iraq
02 July 2019New protests have erupted in Basra, southern Iraq.
Resist the Trump team’s desire for war with Iran
18 June 2019US and British politicians, led by president Donald Trump risk a drive towards war with Iran
Britain’s legacy of brutality in Palestine
18 June 2019Israeli attacks on Palestinians today rightly horrify millions of people. But the Zionist state has learned many of its repressive techniques from Britain, writes Nick Clark
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