Hands Off the People of Iran remains true to its slogan, ‘No to imperialism, no to the Islamic regime’. Yassamine Mather describes the devastation and hunger inflicted on Iranians If you want to find out what economic chaos looks like, forget about Athens or Madrid: Tehran is the capital to study. In 2009-10 there were …
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Iran Tribunal: ‘Impossible to continue support’
Norman Paech, a prominent member of the German left Party Die Linke, has joined others in withdrawing his support for the Iran Tribunal after approaches from supporters of Hands Off the People of Iran, reports Tina Becker This is an edited version of an article recently published on the website of the German magazine Hintergrund.[i] …
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Stepping up the threats
It is mid-summer in an election year, so we should not be surprised by the hawkish statements regarding Iran coming from the US – not just from the Republican contender, Mitt Romney, but also the current US president. However, even when we take into account the timing, some of the statements Romney has just made …
Sealed trains and class traitors
Debates about the Iran Tribunal – convened to put the Islamic regime in the dock for its massacre of 5,000-10,000 political prisoners in 1988 – continues to occupy a prominent place in the publications and websites of the Iranian left, both in exile and to a lesser extent inside Iran itself. In a sense it …
Accepting funds from the CIA
Supporters of the Iran Tribunal have desperately been trying to defend their abandonment of working class principle. Yassamine Mather reports on the contortions The Iran Tribunal – convened to put the Tehran regime in the dock for its massacre of 5,000-10,000 political prisoners in 1988 – took place in London over June 18-22. While it …
Regime change must come from below
Sanctions and malware are preparatory acts of war against Iran. Those who condemn the crimes of the regime should also condemn the crimes of imperialism and its agents, writes Yassamine Mather As the prospect of failure of the third round of talks between Iran and the 5+1 countries looms, the US-led soft war on Iran …
Threat of war increases after 5+1 talks collapse
As Hopi predicted, the so-called “5+1 talks” in Baghdad have not been able to resolve the stand-off between Iran and western imperialism. Both sides cannot afford to “lose face” and are pushing towards war for their own reasons. For some background on this, see this article by Yassamine Mather: ‘Imperialism finds new pretext for threats’. …
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Yassamine Mather: Our duty to Iran’s working class
(This article first appeared in the Weekly Worker) It seems such a long time that there have been threats of military action against Iran without them being followed through that some people may have become a bit blasé. It is a bit like the boy who cried wolf too many times perhaps. However, the reality …
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Recommended readings by Iraj Seif
Iraj Seif is an Iranian economist and blogger. His recent articles include: – The risk of famine in Iran: http://www.viewpointonline.net/risk-of-famine-in-iran.html – A dangerous game in Tehran (about the conflict between Khamenei and Ahmadinejad: http://www.viewpointonline.net/a-dangerous-game-in-tehran.html – The political economy of contemporary Iran: http://iranistudies.blogspot.com/2011/09/political-economy-of-comtemporary-iran.html More articles on http://iranistudies.blogspot.com/
Explaining the longevity of the theocratic regime- video
Below is a transcript of this talk which was given by Yassamine Mather, chair of HOPI, in August 2011. At a time of revolutionary upheavals in Arab capitals, the burning question is, how did the Islamic regime in Iran survive the mass protests of 2009-10, when millions took to the streets of major cities to …
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