General secretary of the General Federation of Trade Unions GAWAIN LITTLE calls for support and participation in the national partnership organised to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1926 general strike
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We need to halt the spread of war across the Middle East, and that means calling for an end to bombing attacks by the West and now the Iranian regime too, writes Codir
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As tensions rise in the Middle East, the role of Iran in the region’s political balance becomes ever more significant. STEVE BISHOP assesses the current situation
The Committee for the Defence of the Iranian People’s Rights (Codir) has called for the international community to intervene to prevent the further escalation of conflicts in the Middle East, which has seen the continued bombardment of several facilities in Yemen by the US and Britain, firing of ballistic missiles by Iran’s IRGC at Israeli “espionage centres” in Erbil in north Iraq and hitting “Isis” targets in Syria, and finally exchange of missile fire between Iran and Pakistan in the past week.
These escalations have been followed, over the last day, with Israeli strikes in both Syria and Lebanon resulting in the deaths of four IRGC personnel — two of whom are believed to have been high-ranking — and two members of Hezbollah respectively.
Israeli genocide in Gaza is showing no sign of slowing down, while threats from the US and British governments against Iran continue. These are in response to missile and drone attacks against oil tankers and cargo ships on the Red Sea by Yemeni Houthi forces. As a result, hardliners inside the Iranian dictatorship are putting pressure upon the regime to act to flex its military muscle in the region.
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After the Gaza genocide and unleashing chaos in Syria, the US and Israel prepare to target Tehran next, leaving the Iranian people caught between foreign intervention and continued theocratic oppression, writes GAWAIN LITTLE
Codir general secretary GAWAIN LITTLE explains the solidarity campaign's priorities as it holds its AGM this weekend
