Trump threatens war and punitive tariffs to recapture Iranian resources – just as in 1953, when the CIA overthrew Mossadegh and US corporations immediately seized 40% of the oil, says SEVIM DAGDELEN
THE return to compliance with the deal struck by Western powers with Iran in 2015 was always going to be a key priority for the incoming US administration.
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or Iran nuclear deal, was seen as a key achievement of the Obama administration when Joe Biden was vice-president, so was unlikely to be far from the new president’s thinking having secured the top job.
Biden also needs to address the embarrassment of the US having reneged on an international agreement, when Donald Trump unilaterally withdrew from the deal in 2018, causing consternation among European allies and in the wider region.
Payam Solhtalab talks to GAWAIN LITTLE, general secretary of Codir, about the connection between the struggle for peace, against banking and economic sanctions, and the threat of a further military attack by the US/Israel axis on Iran
In part one of two articles, STEVE BISHOP exposes blatant lies of the warmongers who demand ‘unconditional surrender’ from Iran using the excuse of nuclear weapons, when it is Israel that blatantly disregards international law



