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RIGHTS campaigners warned yesterday that the Iranian people stood to suffer from raised tensions between Washington and Tehran.
The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (Codir), founded in 1981 by Iranian exiles and British trade union activists, called on labour, peace and democratic movements worldwide to be on the alert against a possible conflict between the two countries.
Codir’s executive council held an emergency meeting over the weekend after US President Donald Trump and his government put Tehran “on notice” last week over its recent unsuccessful test of the Khorramshahr medium-range ballistic missile.
The Islamic Republic is attempting to deflect from its own failures with a scapegoating campaign against vulnerable and impoverished migrants, writes JAMSHID AHMADI
While Trump praises the ‘successful’ attack on Iranian nuclear sites, the question arises as to the real motives behind this escalation. MARC VANDEPITTE explores the issues
