International dimension of the war - R. Keivan Text of a talk on the international dimensions of the Iran-Iraq war and particularly the posture that the West and the United States took towards…
The war and the Islamic state apparatus in Iran - Ali Ashtiani Article outlining the connection between the Iran-Iraq war and the internal tensions within Iran's…
Iranian intellectuals and dependency theory - M. Arman An interesting critique of the Iranian intellectual left who had their dogmas - particularly those…
Oil, arms and the Gulf War - Joe Stork Joe Stork examines the Iran-Iraq war from the viewpoint of its main material aspects - oil and arms.
The Gulf War as extinction of politics - Muhammad Ja'far Text from a talk by Muhammad Ja'far about the Iran-Iraq war, which he calls "the Third World's first…
Role of the Shi'i clergy in modern Iranian politics - Azar Tabari Analysis of the political evolution of Iran's Shi'ite clergy from the late 19th century to their…
Iran: Islam and the struggle for socialism - Mohammad Ja'far and Azar Tabari Interesting article looking critically at the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the mistakes made by…
Khamsin #12: The Gulf war/Arab nationalism and the Palestinian struggle The 12th issue of Khamsin, focused on the Iraq-Iran war, but also with articles on the Palestinian…
There still is no Iranian nuclear threat! U.S. government intelligence has stated that there has been no Iranian nuclear weapons program since 2003, so why is everyone still talking about…
Revolution in Iran: was it possible in 1921? - Fred Halliday Article discussing the little-known 1920-21 uprising in the Gilan province of northern Iran, and its…
Precarious chemical workers strike in Iran Over 300 precarious chemical workers have walked off the job at the Fajir petrochemical plant in Iran. They are protesting against a lack of job…