Iran

Why Does Iran Support Palestine & the “Axis of Resistance?”

Rania Khalek
What is Iran’s role in the resistance axis? Why does Iran support Palestine? Is it anti-imperialism or self-interest? And how do average Iranians feel about it? To discuss this Rania Khalek was joined by Navid Zarrinal, a Postdoctoral Fellow in History at the University of Tehran. 

Is It True That Hamas, Ansar Allah & Hezbollah Are ‘Iranian Proxies’?

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In response to Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza and extreme provocations in the wider region, the Middle East has seen the rise of resistance forces openly challenging US and Israeli aggression. The Western corporate media has attempted to reduce these forces to “Iranian proxies,” rather than legitimate resistance forces challenging...

Attacks in Lebanon and Iran: Netanyahu Wants to Drag U.S. Into Wider War with Mohammad Marandi

Brian Becker
Prof. Marandi of the University of Tehran says Israel can’t win a wider war against Lebanon and Iran. But these countries will have to respond to the recent terror attacks—and Israel’s war against Palestine may expand into a regional conflict nonetheless. Israel bombed Lebanon, assassinating senior Hamas political leader Saleh...

Iran Analyst: Regional War is Coming Unless Israel Stops Its Attack

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Prof. Marandi of the University of Tehran says a larger war, involving Iran, Hezbollah and others, is becoming more likely by the day as Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza. President Biden is now visiting Israel, doubling down on the United States’ unconditional support of the apartheid regime. Days after...

BRICS Expansion Will Make Bloc More Powerful Economically, But What About Politically?

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The BRICS alliance of emerging major economies – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa –  concluded its 15th Summit in Johannesburg with a major announcement. Six new countries have been invited into BRICS membership: Argentina, Ethiopia, Iran, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Saudi Arabia.  With three major oil-exporting nations set...

US Sends 3,000 More Troops to Persian Gulf, Escalating War Danger with Iran

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Giorgio Cafiero, CEO of Gulf State Analytics, discusses the Biden Administration’s escalation with Iran following the announcement that the US is deploying 3,000 additional troops to the Persian Gulf, claiming Iranian threats to ships in the region.

Iran’s Anti-Imperialism: Where It Comes From, Why It’s Not Going Away, with Prof. Nina Farnia

Rania Khalek
Why is Iran under constant US attack? Is it really about women’s rights and democracy? Or is it because Iran, since its revolution, has been a staunch supporter both ideologically and materially, of resistance to US imperialism across the Middle East? To discuss this and more, Rania Khalek was joined...

China’s Saudi-Iran Peace Deal Is a Major Setback for US Empire, with Prof. Mohammad Marandi

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The historic deal brokered by China for a Saudi-Iran rapprochement reflects not only a changing region, but a shifting world order. While the US focuses on its proxy war in Ukraine, with US officials essentially blocking meaningful peace discussion both there and in Yemen, its “strategic competitor” China now looks...

Challenging Anti-Iran Propaganda In the Middle East, with Denijal Jegic

Rania Khalek
The Middle East is drowning in anti-Iran propaganda emanating from Western, Gulf and oligarch-funded outlets that seek to turn the populations in the region against Iran and other institutions deemed to be “backed by Iran.” In Lebanon this plays out in a sectarian narrative that portrays Hezbollah as an Iranian...

Iranian President Goes to China with BRICS Application Pending

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Iran’s President Raisi met China’s leader Xi Jinping. At the same time, mass rallies took place across Iran, completely ignored in Western media, to *celebrate* the 44th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. Mazda Majidi, long time anti-war activist and organizer with the ANSWER Coalition explains the significance of both the...
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