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40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution

February 12, 2019 Anonymous

Written by an Iranian Marxist. Forty years ago, a great revolution against a dictatorial monarchy was in progress in Iran. Recalling the heroic scenes of those days still inspires us; scenes of comradeship despite the shortage of goods and fuel due to long days of nationwide strike, initiatives by working people to manage their communities […]

Iran: Working class at forefront of wave of protests

November 22, 2018 Daryaban

Daryaban is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The Iranian economy is in downfall, and Iranian working class is the main target of this slump. Prices of staples are increasing day by day. The regime has only delivered empty words, and its explanation of the situation is contradictory and deceiving. In the […]

Iran: a revolutionary opening

February 13, 2018 Robert Bechert

Robert Bechert is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The sudden, spontaneous and rapid eruption of protests across Iran at the end of 2017 transformed the country, putting the possibility of the end of the dictatorial Islamic Republic in sight. Clearly, these events are immensely significant for Iran and the entire region. […]

Iran: 1979 Revolution

February 13, 2018 Committee for a Workers’ International

How can the workers achieve power? Following the overthrow of the Shah in February 1979, a supporter of Militant, the forerunner of the Socialist Party, travelled to Iran. In a number of subsequent articles the revolution’s development and the issues facing the workers’ movement then – and still relevant today – were addressed. We reprint […]

Iran: Protests against financial scandals helped spark wider opposition

January 10, 2018 Daryaban

Daryaban is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. Significantly Iran’s nationwide demonstrations began in Mashhad – the second biggest city – where many now bankrupt financial institutions were based and whose collapse already provoked protests across the country. The background to the recent wave of finance institutions’ bankruptcies is the protracted economic […]

Five Years on from the Arab Spring

March 6, 2016 Serge Jordan

Serge Jordan is a member of the Committee for a Workers’ International. The ‘Arab Spring’ revolutionary wave brought dictators in Tunisia and Egypt crashing down. It swept through the Middle East, inspiring workers and youth the world over. It has since ebbed, however, leaving the region wracked with war and sectarian conflict. Five years ago, […]