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Khomeini's dictatorship rocked by anti-imperialist storm

From Workers Power number 11 by Andy Smith

As the anniversary of the great mobilisations which drove out the Shah and cracked his blood-soaked dictatorship approaches, the mullah-dominated clericalist regime faces its most profound crisis yet. Khomeini's project of an Islamic Republic, despite his overwhelming personal influence is still far from any form of stability. Iran faces economic collapse and massive unemployment. The problem of the non-Persian nationalities and the agrarian question are both far from any solution. The total wave of anti-Imperialist feeling generated by the occupation of the U.S. Embassy and the holding of fifty hostages whilst, in the short term, acting as a rallying point behind Khomeini, is already allowing the forces opposed to a theocratic dictatorship to mobilise for the first time since the repressive coup of July/August 1979. Read more...

Executions protect Khomeini's allies

The Iranian bourgeoisie and the Khomeini led Islamic establishment are continuing their offensive against the independent organisations of the working class in Iran. Read more...

Break with the Mullahs! Break with the Bourgeoisie

The alliance of forces that overthrew the Shah in Iran is in disarray. Khomeini and the Mullahs are set on firmly establishing a repressive and reactionary male from the mosques. Read more...

Khomeini prepares attack on the left

From Workers Power issue 5 Read more...

Opportunists and sectarians on Iran

From Workers Power issue 4 by Dave Stockton - an analysis of the positions of the IMG (Fourth International) and the Sparticist league on the Iranian revolution Read more...

Beware of the religious leaders - no to an Islamic republic

From Workers Power issue 4 Read more...

Iran: key task to break the Army

From Workers Power issue 4 by Mike Evans Read more...

The rights and wrongs of the Spartacists

From Workers Power issue 3, 1979 Read more...

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