Iran
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Kharg, Hormuz, and the Boundaries of U.S. Power
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The US attacked Kharg, but it did not hit Iran’s oil export terminal there. That apparent contradiction may explain the nature of this war better than any official statement. Kharg is not just an island. It is a place where military force, the Iranian state budget, oil tanker routes, and…
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Mojtaba Khamenei and the Rule of the Shadows
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When it comes to Mojtaba Khamenei, the issue is not just whether he has become, or may become, his father’s successor. The more important issue is the kind of power concentrated around his name: faceless power, backstage power, security-driven power, and power deeply shaped by the logic of control. If…
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Iran and Kurdistan in the Grip of Two Violences
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What we are seeing today in part of the current Coalition of Political Forces of Iranian Kurdistan is no longer just a tactical slip or simply a sign that they cannot understand the real balance of forces. Organizations such as PJAK, PAK, and Khabat had been waiting for foreign intervention…
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Against Turning Kurdistan into a Ground War Zone
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As the United States and Israel attacks on Iran enters a more sensitive phase, the Cooperation Council of Left and Communist Forces in Kurdistan have issued a joint statement warning about the danger of Kurdistan becoming the main center of war, destruction, and displacement. In this statement, the cooperation council…
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Day 5 of Attacks: Tehran Disrupted, Internet Cut, and Calls Grow for Prisoner Protection
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Internet access across Iran has dropped sharply in multiple regions as the war entered its fifth day, limiting independent reporting and leaving the public reliant on state-linked outlets, scattered eyewitness posts, and occasional short videos transmitted via satellite connections. While some users report brief, inconsistent connectivity through certain mobile providers,…
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Why “Neutral” Anti-Imperialism Keeps Losing
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Let’s be blunt. Kidnapping, arresting, or killing a political figure of one country by another state is defined as illegal in international law, not because powerful states suddenly became humane, but because even ruling elites after World War II understood that if this logic isn’t contained, competition between states turns…
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Day Five of Campus Unrest: Disciplinary Summons, Entry Bans, and New Rallies
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The fifth day of student protests unfolded along two tracks at the same time: on the one hand, sit-ins and rallies continued at several major universities; on the other, authorities stepped up security control, blocked some students from entering campuses, and tried to “silence the universities” by pushing classes online.…
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“Woman, Life, Freedom” Echoes Across Campuses on Day Four
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The fourth day of student protests saw an unprecedented spread of gatherings across universities in different parts of the country. From early in the morning, reports began to emerge about sit-ins and demonstrations starting in several universities in Tehran and other cities. In Tehran, students gathered at the University of…
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Iranian Universities Reignite Protests on First Day of Reopening
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February 21, 2026, saw Iranian universities once again turn into arenas of protest, chanting, and confrontation. The first day of in-person classes after weeks of closures and online instruction coincided with the fortieth day since those killed in the January protests. Rather than marking a return to “normal life,” it…
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Reclaiming the Flag Without the People: Iran’s Technocratic Counteroffensive
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This article examines the political significance of Sazandegi newspaper’s decision to publish the Lion and Sun symbol on its front page in the aftermath of mass protests and state violence in Iran. Rather than treating the image as a cultural or historical gesture, the article situates it within the broader…
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Killing Without Guilt: The Political Engineering of Fascist Violence
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What we are witnessing in Iran is not an isolated case of religious extremism, but a fully developed political logic of fascist violence. Protest is redefined as war, citizens are recast as enemies, and killing is stripped of moral responsibility. Violence is no longer treated as an emergency measure; it…
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Iran’s Uprisings: Social Roots, Not Security Fantasies
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The claim that Iran’s protests are primarily the result of foreign interference has become a convenient shortcut—one that avoids engaging with the social reality of the country itself. Iran is a society of nearly ninety million people, spread across hundreds of cities, with deep class divisions, long histories of labour…
