Schlagwort: Tudeh Party
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John Pickard: Iran-Iraq war
[Militant, No 529, 21 November 1980, p. 10-11] Which future for Middle East revolution? The Iran-Iraq war exploded onto the world almost without warning, like a thunderbolt from a clear blue sky. Such is the underlying instability and uncertainty of our time. Only in August the Economist Intelligence Unit concluded that, „For the short term,…
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Our correspondent: Iran – Challenge to Khomeini
[Militant, No 453, 27 April 1979, p 11] The polarisation of Iranian society continues. As pressure grows for a visible improvement in people’s lives after the Shah’s overthrow, some of the religious and political leaders have responded. Last week the liberal capitalist Foreign Minister, Sanjabi resigned and announced he would be prepared. to stand for…
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Our correspondent, recently in Tehran: Iran – How Can the Workers Achieve Power?
[Militant, No 450, 6 April 1979, p 10-11] The two months after the overthrow of the Shah have made it plain that the Iranian masses saw the Pahlavi monarchy’s downfall as only a stage on the road to national and social liberation. As ‚Militant‘ reported last week there has been an enormous ferment in the…
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Our Correspondent recently in Tehran: Khomeini Tries to Hinder Revolution, as Pressure from Workers Grows
[Militant, No 449, 30 March 1979, p 10-11] With the downfall of the Shah, Iranian society has been shaken to its foundations. All the social and political contradictions repressed under the old order have now come to the surface. The repression of women, the denial of national rights to the Kurds, Baluchis and other nationalities…
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Bob Labi: Iran: New stage in revolution
[Militant International Review, No. 17, Autumn 1979, p. 17-21] The rapid development of the Iranian revolution since the February 10/11 insurrection has demonstrated clearly that the Iranian masses saw the Shah’s overthrow as a green light for deepening their struggle for a better life. The past few months have shown how the tremendous pressure of…