January 1st, 2026 
Abbas Araghchi The US president has been fooled into seeing Israel as a reliable ally and Tehran as the enemy. We say he should consider the evidence and rethink While Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this year achieved his dream of dragging […]
Category: Features
Iranian merchants protest as currency hits record low
29 December 2025 THE head of Iran’s Central Bank quit today as protests erupted for a second day in Tehran and several other cities after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against the US dollar. Mohammad Reza Farzin’s […]
Six Months After War, Israel Warns It Could Strike Iran Again
Tehran’s efforts to rebuild its ballistic-missile program risks new Israeli military action, complicating U.S. efforts to stabilize the region The Wall Street Journal Thursday December 25, 2025 By Dov Lieber TEL AVIV—Six months after launching a 12-day war with Iran over […]
Security Council remains divided over Iran nuclear programme, sanctions stay in place
23 December 2025 At a meeting to discuss nuclear non-proliferation on Tuesday, the Security Council’s stance on Iran’s nuclear activities remained divided on the issue, split between those who support the reinstatement of sanctions, and the members who believe the […]
Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi ‘violently detained’ at memorial for dead human rights lawyer
A foundation in her name said she was detained at a memorial for a human rights lawyer recently found dead under disputed circumstances Jon Gambrell Iran has arrested Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, her supporters said on Friday. A foundation in her name […]
CODIR calls for solidarity with striking oil workers in Iran
10th December 2025 Press release For immediate use The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR), has today issued a call to trade unions in Britain to back the demands of oil workers in Iran, in their struggle […]
Iran – peace will give the Iranian people a chance
By Steve Bishop The right to life is a basic human right which is invariably jeopardised in a war situation and undermined entirely when that war has no legal basis or legitimacy. The attacks upon Iran, by Israel and the […]
Campaigners pledge to build labour movement solidarity with the people of Iran
THE Committee for Defence of Iranian Peoples Rights (Codir) marked its AGM on Saturday by calling for increased solidarity with the Iranian working class. Campaigners gathered online at the weekend for the annual general meeting, with attendees taking part from across Britain, […]
Anisha Asadollahi, Iranian trade unionist, must be freed!
CODIR Join Iranian trade union movement and Calls for the immediate release of Iranian trade unionist: Anisha Asadollahi must be freed Syndicate of Workers of the Tehran and Suburbs Bus Company (Sherkat-e Vahed) Anisha Asadollahi, a teacher, translator, and supporter […]
