Iran

By Gabriel Huland The arrest and killing of Jhina Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, for not wearing the hijab “properly” set off a wave of women-led protests challenging the Iranian regime in unprecedented ways. Although it is too early to assess how the protests will affect the country’s political institutions, a preliminary analysis indicates […]

The social unrest has been taking place in Iran for over 30 days, since the assassination of the young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini by the so-called “Morality Police” as she was absurdly detained for “improper use” of the Islamic headscarf. By: Soraya Misleh The women-led revolution has won over other groups, with the entry of […]

Six weeks ago a popular rebellion exploded in Iran in response to the assassination of a young Kurdish woman by an agent of the so-called Morality Police. Six weeks after its beginning, this rebellion is still going on and is aimed against the regime of the Ayatollahs. What are its perspectives? What program should we […]

After the fall of the Shah’s regime, Ayatollah Khomeini and his alliance with the Ulama (Shiite clergy), the Bazaaris (traditional bourgeoisie and petty commercial bourgeoisie), and the liberal bourgeoisie emerge as the favorites to assume power. There were two obstacles. The first was that this alliance encompasses different projects. The second was that outside this […]

By Florence Oppen This is the fourth week of important mobilizations in Iran following the killing of Kurdish Iranian woman Mahsa Amini by the state’s Guidance Patrol on Sept. 16th, 2022. So far more than 1,200 people have been detained, and at least 154 protesters have been killed by the police, among them 16-year-old Nika […]

By Alborz Koosha, originally published on Workersvoiceus.org In March 1979, tens of thousands of people, predominantly women, protested in Tehran against the then new law of compulsory hijab (head coverings and loose clothing for women) instituted by the new Islamic Republic, as well as other laws that curtailed women’s rights, particularly in family law. They […]

This is the third month of widespread protests and mass mobilizations in Iran. This wave of struggle, which has massively mobilized three major social forces (women, youth and oppressed nationalities), has put the Islamist capitalist’s regime into crisis. The depth of the mobilization is deeper than the ones that occurred in the past 5 years, […]

By Carlos Sapir Originally published on Workers’ Voice / La voz de los trabajadores More than three months have passed since Mahsa Amini’s death in the custody of Iran’s religious Guidance Patrol, but the protests inspired by Amini’s death continue from Tabriz to Zahedan. Workers’ Voice continues to stand in solidarity with the brave protesters […]

A few days before the World Cup finals in Qatar, a piece of news has made an impact inside and outside the world of soccer: the Iranian player Amir Nasr-Azadani has been sentenced to death by the Ayatollahs’ regime. If the sentence is not reversed, he may be executed for defending elementary women’s rights and […]

Esmail Bakhshi and other representatives of the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane workers have posted messages about the future ownership and management of the company. The following is a short message by an anonymous worker. It was published on the Haft Tappeh Sugar Cane Company workers’ independent channel on Telegram on October 1st 2020. Esmail Bakhshi […]

La Voz de l@s Trabajadores/Workers’ Voice supports the struggle of working class people in Iran for political and democratic rights. We support our Iranian comrades in struggle fighting against austerity as expressed in their November 2019 uprising, and we condemn the state-led massacre of protesters. We also support the ongoing working class and democratic struggles […]

In the midst of revolutions in Iraq and Lebanon, the strengthening of both American imperialism and the Iranian regime brought about by the assassination of Qassem Suleimani was short-lived[i].

Evidence has come to light (NBC news) that President Trump first authorized the assassination of Iranian military leader Qassim Soleimani last June. This effectively undercuts Trump’s story that he ordered the Jan. 3 strike that killed Soleimani to foil an impending Iranian attack on U.S. embassies.

The Pentagon confirmed that the U.S. Army, by order of President Donald Trump, is responsible for a drone attack at Baghdad airport that killed General Qasem Soleimani, commander of the elite Al Quds force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, in charge of Iran operations abroad.

The people’s protests which started on November 15 against the fuel price rise are already the largest ones since the 1979 Iranian revolution.

On November 15, 2019, the Iranian government announced a 200% increase in fuel prices. Each car will be allowed 60 liters per month on 50% increased price.