The uneasy agreement between the 5+1 powers and Iran over the country’s nuclear programme has provoked controversy in both countries and an almost hysterically hostile campaign from Israel. In the confusion, some clear facts emerge. University of London Union, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY Registration: 10am 10.30-12.45 1) Imperialism, nuclear negotiations and US -Iran relations: …
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BBC Persian service, Anaysis Programme, End of the Year with Yassamine Mather http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loNowulWFMo&feature=youtu.be
Video of an interview with Yassamine Mather on the third anniversary of the Arab Spring. BBC Persian Service
Video podcast with Hopi chair Yassamine Mather
The political landscape of the Middle East is an increasingly complicated place. In this video, Yassamine Mather of Hands Off the People of Iran looks at the conflicting interests that have driven the United States and Iranian governments to seek some form of modus vivendi with each other and the implications this may have both …
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Yassamine Mather (chair, Hands Off the People of Iran) is interviewed by Mark Fischer (secretary, Hopi) Who is Hassan Rouhani and what does his victory mean for the Iranian working class? from Hands Off the People of Iran on Vimeo.
Speaking in Farsi for the Rahe Kargar website (Organisation of Revolutionary Workers of Iran)
Yassamine Mather interviews Mike Macnair, lecturer in law at Oxford University on law, international law, and the Iran Tribunal. This interview was conducted for Rahe Kargar, the Organisation of Revolutionary Workers in Iran. [audio:mike_macnair_iran_tribunal.mp3]
Hands Off the People of Iran has been criticising the “Iran Tribunal” for its pro-imperialist agenda and links to funds that campaign for “regime change from above”, like the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). In this video, Yassamine Mather responds to some criticisms leveled against Hopi.
Yassamine Mather and Mark Fischer of Hands Off the People of Iran explain why the so-called “Iran Tribunal” that has been taking place in London, should not be supported by socialists and communists: because of its financial support from the US government and its silence on the threat of war it is implicitly acting in …
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