Trump’s assassination of Qessim Soleimani follows a policy of international lawlessness that has been supported by all US parties and presidents since 9/11. Any European response must address this fundamental fact.
As the Pentagon rushes forces into the Mediterranean, Christian Zionists in the US will be pleased – but don’t forget how Iran swung an election in 1979.
The recent protests draw the final curtain on a story that began with the revolution of 1979 and its aspiration for a free, democratic, and prosperous Iran for all Iranians.
The recent round of spontaneous protests against the petrol price hike has to be contextualized as part of the “long-term revolutionary process” in Iran.