The US-Israeli strikes against Iran are part of a decades-long war against the Islamic Republic which has refused to bow to US demands that it surrender its sovereignty, argues VIJAY PRASHAD
THIS year’s annual Teesside Volunteers for Liberty commemoration was held for the first time in Hartlepool’s marvellous Heugh Battery Museum on Sunday October 27.
We were very lucky in that the rain held off and we were blessed with fine weather, thus it was beneath cold but clear blue skies that visitors, supporters and relatives of volunteers heard from Cllr Carole Thompson, the mayor of Hartlepool, who began the day by welcoming everyone to the town and the wonderful Heugh Battery Museum.
Jonathan Brash, Hartlepool’s sitting MP, followed her by speaking about how the example of the International Brigades inspires us to take action to right wrongs today. Doc Ritchie, representing the Communist Party of Britain, related the struggle in Spain to more local and contemporary struggles.
TONY FOX reports from a commemoration of the legendary Battle of Jarama in which four Stockton-on-Tees volunteers fell
JIM JUMP looks forward to the International Brigade Memorial Trust AGM taking place in Belfast later this week where the spirit of solidarity will be rekindled
TONY FOX invites readers to come and hear the story of the remarkable Liverpudlian International Brigader Alexander Foote
The annual commemoration of anti-fascist volunteers who fought fascism in Spain now includes a key contribution from Italian comrades



