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
WHEN the US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal last year, it was a signal that the undeclared war upon Iran by President Donald Trump was entering a new phase.
Trump had always made clear his opposition to the deal with Iran, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreed in 2015 and made withdrawal from it one of his election pledges.
Sanctions against the Iranian regime, further restricting its ability to access international finance, were increased last November — and Trump has tightened the screw further following alleged Iranian involvement on attacks on oil facilities in the region in May.
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
The US’s bid for regime change in the Islamic Republic has become more urgent as it seeks to encircle and contain a resurgent China, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ



