Category: News & Analysis

Iran: Caught Between Popular Protest and Foreign Threat

20 January 2026 While Iranians take to the streets en masse to protest sky-high inflation, Trump and Netanyahu are threatening military intervention. The Iranian population is trapped between a repressive regime, a suffocating economic war from the outside, and a […]

Why nothing will ever be the same again in Iran

While the fog of repression has not yet completely lifted, Iranians are counting their dead. From several hundred reported in the early days of the protests, the number quickly rose to thousands. The testimonies we are receiving are unequivocal. But […]

Iran’s Right to Choose: No Shah, No Theocracy

STATEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN LEFT Freedom from theocracy, freedom from the Shah, freedom from US intervention! In a world in continuous upheaval, the situation in Iran demands a clear vision. The massive protests sweeping the nation, which have already seen […]

Inside the forces driving Iran’s nationwide protests

MOHAMMAD OMIDVAR, a senior figure in the Tudeh Party of Iran, tells the Morning Star that mass protests are rooted in poverty, corruption and neoliberal HOW do you assess the deeper socioeconomic forces that have driven people into the streets, […]

CODIR – Grave concerns mounting as sheer extent of bloodshed in Iran revealed!

13th January 2026  Press release For immediate us The Committee for the Defence of Iranian People’s Rights (CODIR) has expressed concern at the rapid escalation of killings by the Iran’s security forces over recent days, as protests against poverty and […]

Iranian protesters killed as unrest turns violent on fifth day

Wall Street Journal– Violence erupted between Iranian protesters and police during unrest on Thursday, leaving at least five dead on the fifth day of demonstrations over the country’s economic crisis. Three people were killed during a demonstration outside a police […]

You’ll never defeat us in Iran, President Trump: but with real talks, we can both win

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 […]

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 […]