Category: From other Media
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Savaş ekonomisi ve İran’da işçilerin yaşamı
Savaşta devletler askeri hedeflerden, altyapıdan, caydırıcılıktan, boğazlardan, müzakerelerden ve yeniden inşadan bahsederler. Ancak halkın çoğunluğu için savaş; ölüm ve yoksulluk demektir. Mesele sadece neyin bombalandığı değildir; mesele, bu bombalama maliyetlerinin işçilerin, emekçilerin ve emeklilerin ve yoksul ailelerin yaşamlarına nasıl etki ettiğidir. Kolay değil. Veriler gizleniyor. Bağımsız işçi örgütleri mevcut değil. Saha gazeteciliği ve bağımsız habercilik…
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La guerra que cambió la cuestión iraní
Se suponía que la guerra contra Irán simplificaría el problema: presión militar, retirada de Teherán, negociaciones desde una posición de debilidad y quizás, incluso, un cambio de régimen. Pero la guerra rara vez obedece las fantasías de quienes la desatan. En lugar de simplificarse, la cuestión iraní se ha transformado. El Irán posterior a la…
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Internet, classe e censura in Iran
Quando in Iran Internet viene bloccato, rallentato, filtrato o diviso per classe, non è solo uno strumento di comunicazione a scomparire dalla portata pubblica. A essere interrotta è una parte importante della vita quotidiana. E le esperienze sociali disperse fanno più fatica a connettersi tra loro. In un paese in cui i media indipendenti sono…
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U.S. Maritime Blockade: Oil Trapped at Sea, Workers Abandoned on the Ground
In debates over oil, the main issue is not always what first appears. The usual question is how much oil Iran can sell under conditions of war, blockade, and disruption in maritime routes. But the more urgent question may be this: how much of the oil Iran continues to produce can it store? This seemingly…
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Beyond the Mountain Myth: Kurdistan as Society
Kurdistan is often reduced to a militarized myth, erasing society, class, and everyday life. This essay argues for restoring social reality at the center, showing how both internal politics and external narratives flatten complexity across Kurdistan and Iran.
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Not progressive, just American: how Iranian society is erased in political debate
This article was written in response to a conversation Bernie Sanders had with three experts about the tense and troubled history of relations between Iran and the United States. The discussion rightly highlights the legacy of the 1953 coup, the destructive impact of sanctions and military interventions, the warmongering of the Trump administration, Israel’s role…
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War, Revolt, and Iran’s Unfinished Struggle
On February 28, after three inconclusive rounds of nuclear talks in Geneva, coordinated U.S. and Israeli strikes targeted senior figures of the Islamic Republic’s political and security leadership as well as key command-and-control infrastructure. In the days prior, Donald Trump had publicly invoked January’s mass killings and the regime’s repression of protesters, framing military action…
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Guerra in Iran: le verità involontarie di Trump e quelle ancora nascoste
Il 27 marzo, parlando davanti a una sala piena di investitori sauditi riuniti a Miami per il vertice Future Investment Initiative, Donald Trump ha detto di Mohammed bin Salman: «Non avrei mai pensato che sarebbe finito con lui che mi leccava il culo. Davvero, non l’avrei mai pensato. Ma ora deve essere gentile con me».…
